High signal from the otic labyrinth on unenhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
High signal from the otic labyrinth was observed on precontrast MR scan of two patients who presented with sudden hearing loss and vertigo. The authors suggest the possibility that the high signal was caused by hemorrhage but that clinical significance and therapeutic implications of this finding need further study.
Weissman
J L
JL
Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
Curtin
H D
HD
Hirsch
B E
BE
Hirsch
W L
WL
D000328:Adult; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology*; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014717:Vertigo / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*