Assessing the optimal MRI descriptors to diagnose Meniere's disease and the added value of analysing the vestibular aqueduct.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the diagnostic performance and reliability of MRI descriptors used for the detection of Ménière's disease (MD) on delayed post-gadolinium MRI. To determine which combination of descriptors should be optimally applied and whether analysis of the vestibular aqueduct (VA) contributes to the diagnosis.

Materials and methods

This retrospective single centre case-control study evaluated delayed post-gadolinium MRI of patients with Ménièriform symptoms examined consecutively between Dec 2017 and March 2023. Two observers evaluated 17 MRI descriptors of MD and quantified perilymphatic enhancement (PLE) in the cochlea. Definite MD ears according to the 2015 Barany Society criteria were compared to control ears. Cohen's kappa and diagnostic odds ratio (DORs) wer

SUBMITTER: Connor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364795 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature