STUDY OF VESTIBULAR AQUEDUCT WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN MENIERE′S DISEASE
- VernacularTitle:梅尼埃病患者前庭小管CT影像观察
- Author:
Min XIONG
;
Dingrong ZHOU
;
Sichang JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;26(1):30-32
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the vestibular aqueduct(VA) with CT in Meniere,s disease(MD). Method The experiment consisted of three groups: normal ear group, non-MD vertigo group and MD group. VA in each group was examined with CT, and the width of the external aperture of VA was measured.Result VA in normal ear group and non-MD vertigo group was well visualized,and non-visualization rate was 9.1%. VA non-visualization rate in MD group was 75%, external aperture was narrowed in VA patients. Conclusion non-visualization or narrowing of the enterhal aperture can be considered as one of the diagnostic sings of MD.
