Results of cerebellopontine space imaging by magnetic resonance during one year.
The authors present the results of a retrospective study concerning 231 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cerellopontine space requested by the otologists of the department between September 1996 and September 1997. The motives of imaging were sensorineural hearing loss (44%), vertigo and unsteadiness (25.5%), tinnitus (16.5%) and other (13%). The MRI was abnormal in 18% of the cases and the diagnosis of acoustic schwannoma was made in 10% of the cases.
Decat
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ENT Department, Université catholique de Louvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 10 avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Bruxelles, Bélgique.
Cosnard
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Duprez
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Bauwens
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Gersdorff
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D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology