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Cochlear fossa enhancement at MR evaluation of vestibular Schwannoma: correlation with success at hearing-preservation surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10796925     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To describe a sign in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging that could reflect the state of the cochlear nerve before hearing-preservation surgery in small vestibular schwannomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-one patients with serviceable hearing underwent 1.5-T MR imaging before hearing-preservation surgery. The presence of cochlear fossa enhancement on T1-weighted spin-echo images obtained after the administration of contrast material was compared with the results of hearing-preservation surgery. RESULTS: Cochlear fossa enhancement was present in 13 patients, and all of them had total hearing loss after surgery. There was no cochlear fossa enhancement in 18 patients; 15 maintained serviceable hearing after surgery, and three had postoperative hearing loss with no serviceable hearing (sensitivity, 81%; specificity, 100%). CONCLUSION: Cochlear fossa enhancement on T1-weighted spin-echo images seems to be a reliable sign for analyzing the state of the cochlear nerve. The absence of cochlear fossa enhancement could become an additional criterion for selecting the surgical approach in vestibular schwannomas.
Authors:
F Dubrulle; O Ernst; C Vincent; F M Vaneecloo; J P Lejeune; L Lemaitre
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  215     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  2000 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-05-23     Completed Date:  2000-05-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  458-62     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Hopital Huriez-Sud, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, 1 Place de Verdun, 59037 Lille, France. fdubrulle@caramail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Audiometry, Pure-Tone
Cochlear Nerve / pathology*,  physiopathology
Contrast Media
Deafness / etiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Forecasting
Hearing / physiology*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Neuroma, Acoustic / diagnosis*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Patient Selection
Petrous Bone / pathology
Postoperative Complications
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Speech Perception
Temporal Bone / pathology*
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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