The role of magnetic resonance imaging in Ménière disease: the current state of endolymphatic hydrops evaluation

Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2019 Feb 25;17(1):eMD4743. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019MD4743.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Technical advances in magnetic resonance imaging have allowed to accurately detect and grade endolymphatic space distension in Ménière disease; this was only possible in post-mortem histological studies until a few years ago. Magnetic resonance imaging rules out other causes of vertigo and hearing loss, and is able to evaluate the cochlear and vestibular compartments of the endolymphatic space using a dedicated protocol.

Os avanços técnicos na ressonância magnética têm permitido detectar e classificar com acurácia a distensão do espaço endolinfático na doença de Ménière; isso só era possível nos estudos histológicos post-mortem até poucos anos atrás. Além de afastar outras causas de vertigem e de perda auditiva, a ressonância magnética é capaz de avaliar os compartimentos coclear e vestibular do espaço endolinfático por meio de um protocolo dedicado.

MeSH terms

  • Disease Progression
  • Endolymphatic Hydrops / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Meniere Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Severity of Illness Index