Update on the imaging diagnosis of otosclerosis.
Otosclerosis is a primary osteodystrophy of the temporal bone that causes progressive conductive hearing loss. The diagnosis is generally clinical, but multidetector CT (MDCT), the imaging technique of choice, is sometimes necessary. The objective of this article is to systematically review the usefulness of imaging techniques for the diagnosis and postsurgical assessment of otosclerosis, fundamentally the role of MDCT, to decrease the surgical risk.
Unidad Central de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España. Electronic address: jgredmol@yahoo.es.
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Gredilla Molinero
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España.
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Mancheño Losa
Unidad Central de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España.
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Santamaría Guinea
Unidad Central de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España.
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Arévalo Galeano
Unidad Central de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España.
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Grande Bárez
D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Magnetic resonance imaging; Multidetector CT; Otosclerosis; Prótesis de estribo; Resonancia magnética; Stapes prosthesis; Tomografía computarizada multidetector