Endolymphatic visualization in patients with Meniere's disease / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
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(6): 651-654, 2008.
Artigo
em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To attempt to visualize the endolymph in patients with Meniere's disease by applying non-invasive intratympanic gadolinium through eustachian tube and three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging (3D-FLAIR MRI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>With a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit, 3D-FLAIR imaging was performed 24 hours after intratympanic gadolinium through eustachian tube in two patients with medically active and intractable Meniere's disease. Pure tone test and tympanometry were performed 24 hours before and after the administration of gadolinium.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The gadolinium appeared in almost all parts of the perilymph inside the inner ear; moreover, the border between the perilymph and the endolymph was visible so endolymphatic space was clearly shown on 3D-FLAIR. No change in pure tone test and tympanometry was noted.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>3D-FLAIR MRI with intratympanic gadolinium through eustachian tube can clearly reveal the visualization of endolymph in patients with Meniere's disease. Intratympanic gadolinium therapy through eustachian tube is a safe and effective.</p>
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Diagnóstico por Imagem
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Radiografia
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Imageamento Tridimensional
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Endolinfa
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Doença de Meniere
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Ano de publicação:
2008
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