title: False-positive MRI in a patient with otoneurological pathology.
abstract: After a short survey on the diagnostic work-up for acoustic neuroma, the authors underline the importance of magnetic resonance (MRI), enhanced by gadolinium, for otoneurological pathology. Through the presentation of a clinical case, the pros and cons for the routine application of MRI in suspect cerebellopontine angle (CPA) tumours in particular are reviewed. The possibility of false-positive MRI findings is discussed, although in this specific case a proper therapeutic approach was eventually carried out in order to resolve the associated VIIth nerve disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saliola
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Filipo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium