TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging of the eustachian tube cartilage
AU - Oshima, Takeshi
AU - Kikuchi, Toshiaki
AU - Hori, Yoko
AU - Kawase, Tetsuaki
AU - Kobayashi, Toshimitsu
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Conclusion. No useful examination was available for morphological assessment of the eustachian tube cartilage (ETC) in living subjects, but evaluation of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging enables useful assessment of the eustachian tube (ET) and ETC during preoperative examination before ET surgery. Objectives. The objective of this study was to investigate the usefulness of MR imaging for analysis and assessment of the ETC. Subjects and methods. Analysis of MR images. Results. The ETC could be demonstrated by oblique parasagittal MR imaging in most subjects, but was poorly defined in others, particularly in aged subjects. The ETC appeared as a hook-shaped structure with wide variability.
AB - Conclusion. No useful examination was available for morphological assessment of the eustachian tube cartilage (ETC) in living subjects, but evaluation of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging enables useful assessment of the eustachian tube (ET) and ETC during preoperative examination before ET surgery. Objectives. The objective of this study was to investigate the usefulness of MR imaging for analysis and assessment of the ETC. Subjects and methods. Analysis of MR images. Results. The ETC could be demonstrated by oblique parasagittal MR imaging in most subjects, but was poorly defined in others, particularly in aged subjects. The ETC appeared as a hook-shaped structure with wide variability.
KW - Aging
KW - Eustachian tuboplasty
KW - Patulous eustachian tube
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U2 - 10.1080/00016480701596054
DO - 10.1080/00016480701596054
M3 - Article
C2 - 18421603
AN - SCOPUS:42249091905
VL - 128
SP - 510
EP - 514
JO - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
JF - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
SN - 0001-6489
IS - 5
ER -