title: Endolymphatic space imaging in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with vertigo.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate endolymphatic space images in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISNHL) and vertigo using three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (3D-FLAIR MRI).
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a prospective study of an analysis using the imaging technology of 3D-FLAIR MRI for patients with ISNHL and vertigo.
  
  
  METHODS
  3D-FLAIR MRI was performed 24 hours after intratympanic injection of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine penta-acetic acid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In four of seven cases of ISNHL with vertigo, endolymphatic hydrops were confirmed in the cochlea and/or the vestibule of the affected ears.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study imply that there may be some relationship between endolymphatic hydrops and ISNHL with vertigo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, First Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, PR China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zhe-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D018159:Endolymphatic Hydrops / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014717:Vertigo / Q000150:complications; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA