title: Novel techniques for the diagnosis of Ménière's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This review will consider the newly developed and emerging diagnostic techniques with real or potential clinical application to the diagnosis of Ménière's disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Several new diagnostic modalities have been introduced, which have the potential to help diagnose endolymphatic hydrops. These include cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, cochlear hydrops analysis masking procedures, and three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MRI following intratympanic instillation of gadolinium.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of Ménière's disease has classically been of a clinical rather than a procedural nature. Despite the many recent advances in diagnostic testing which show potential applicability for aiding in diagnosis of Ménière's disease, each has limitations which prevent immediate utility. For now, Ménière's disease remains best diagnosed through the standard American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery clinical inclusionary and exclusionary criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Anh Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: Rodney C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Diaz
mesh_terms: D004584:Electronystagmography; D018159:Endolymphatic Hydrops / Q000175:diagnosis; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; D005682:Gadolinium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014432:Tympanic Membrane; D058585:Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium