Assessing the usefulness of inner ear contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and pure-tone audiometry in estimating the prognostic value of hearing improvement in patients with definite Meniere's disease.

Kento KodaKazuo YasuharaShunichi SugasawaGentaro NaganoMitsuhiko KatohAkinobu Kakigi

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

Estimating hearing improvement in patients with DMD using IEC-MRI was not possible. However, PTA showed better hearing prognosis in LTL than in LMTL. Therefore, estimating hearing improvement using PTA was possible at disease attack.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted
hearing loss
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance