Menière's disease, petrous bone tomography. A new radiographic sign?
Direct measurements on tomograms of the petrous bone in Menière's disease revealed a decreased thickness of the retrolabyrinthine part of the petrous bone. This could help to confirm previous theories that the cause of Minière's disease is developmental.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014054:Tomography