Evaluation of the Normal Cochlear Second Interscalar Ridge Angle and Depth on 3D T2-Weighted Images: A Tool for the Diagnosis of Scala Communis and Incomplete Partition Type II.
Timothy N BoothCameron C WickRebekah L ClarkeJoe Walter KutzM MedinaD GorsageYin XiBrandon IsaacsonPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2018)
A measured angle of >114° and a depth of the second interscalar ridge notch of ≤0.31 mm suggest the diagnosis of incomplete partition type II malformation and scala communis. These measurements can be accurately made by novice readers.