Practice of high-field MRI in the diagnosis of meniere's disease

Stepanova E.A., Vishnyakova M.V., Kryukov A.I., Kunelskaya N.L., Svistushkin V.M., Bedanova D.B., Yanyushkina E.S., Abramenko A.S.

Meniere's disease (MD) is a chronic inner-ear disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of vertigo, tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss, the diagnosis of which is established on the basis of certain criteria not involving  methods of radiodiagnostics. Currently there are two methods of  labyrinth hydrops visualization: intratympanic and intravenous contrast agent introduction.

Purpose. To evaluate the capabilities of intratympanically introduced MRI studies with reliable clinical diagnosis of Meniere's disease.

Materials and methods. 36 patients were examined, MR signs of labyrinth hydrops were revealed in 93% of cases.

Conclusion. Contrast enhanced temporal bone MRI is a new method of the inner ear study, which allows to determine the presence of endolymphatic hydrops, to estimate its value in all parts of the inner ear and the dynamics of changes after treatment.

1 - M. F. Vladimirsky Moscow regional clinical research Institute.

2 - L. I. Sverjevskiy clinical research Institute of otolaryngology.

3 - I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical (Sechenov University). Moscow, Russia.

 

Keywords: MRI, endolymphatic hydrops, vestibular hydrops, cochlear hydrops, the vestibule, the cochlea, semicircular canals.


Corresponding author:  Vishnyakova M.V., e-mail: Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript

 

For citation: Stepanova E.A., Vishnyakova M.V., Kryukov A.I., Kunelskaya N.L., Svistushkin V.M., Bedanova D.B., Yanyushkina E.S., Abramenko A.S. Practice of high-field MRI in the diagnosis of meniere's disease. REJR 2019; 9(3):18-23. DOI:10.21569/2222-7415-2019-9-3-18-23.

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Received:        10.07.19 Accepted:       22.08.19