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Zhou W, Liu L, Liu D, Jiang M, Chen G, Tang A, Tan S. Diagnostic Value of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Conductive or Mixed Hearing Loss with Intact Tympanic Membrane. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024; 53:19160216241272384. [PMID: 39248613 PMCID: PMC11384976 DOI: 10.1177/19160216241272384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Conductive or mixed hearing loss with an intact tympanic membrane is a group of diseases characterized by similar clinical symptoms. Definitive diagnosis depends on the findings of exploratory tympanic surgery. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has great potential for middle ear imaging. This study evaluated the diagnostic value of CBCT for conductive or mixed hearing loss with an intact tympanic membrane. METHODS CBCT and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) imaging data were collected from patients with an intact eardrum who received medical treatment in our hospital for conductive or mixed hearing loss from October 2020 to May 2023. The imaging characteristics and diagnostic values of CBCT and HRCT were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 137 patients who met the inclusion criteria and underwent CBCT were enrolled, including 89 with otosclerosis, 41 with ossicular chain interruption, and 7 with tympanosclerosis. CBCT clearly displayed a middle ear focus, such as low-density lesions located in the fissula ante fenestram, ossicular chain malformation or dislocation, and tympanic calcification foci. The area under the curve values for otosclerosis, ossicular chain interruption, and tympanic sclerosis were 0.934, 0.967, and 0.850, respectively. CBCT was more effective than HRCT for visualizing the lenticular process, incudostapedial joint, and stapes footplate. CONCLUSIONS CBCT of the middle ear demonstrated higher-quality imaging to improve the diagnosis of conductive or mixed hearing loss with an intact tympanic membrane. Therefore, CBCT is recommended for further investigation of noninflammatory diseases of the middle ear with no special findings on HRCT.
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- Wenwen Zhou
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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Puiggrós IV, Moreno EG, Dotu CO, Agustí MQI, Díaz FL. Diagnostic Efficacy of High-Resolution Computed Tomography Densitometry for Diagnosing Otosclerosis. Otol Neurotol 2023; 44:e697-e701. [PMID: 37733986 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000004012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reliability of temporal bone density measurements for diagnosing otosclerosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective case-control study is presented. Bone density was measured in Hounsfield units (HUs) by using high-resolution computed tomography in eight regions of interest (ROI) where otosclerotic foci are usually localized. The density of 113 otosclerotic ears was compared with that of 33 nonotosclerotic ears to determine sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore, the binormal receiver operating characteristic curve of each ROI's density was calculated to estimate the diagnostic value for osteosclerosis. In addition, the radiological density of seven cases-where radiological visual examination exhibited no findings but surgery confirmed stapes fixation-was compared with nonotosclerotic controls. RESULTS ROI densities were significantly lower in otosclerotic patients compared with nonotosclerotic controls. The area under the curve of the fissula ante fenestram (FAF) presented the highest diagnostic performance: 1,871 HU cut-off value (area under the curve = 0.986), 96.64% sensitivity, and 100% specificity. Significantly lower densities in the FAF area were observed in the seven cases with negative radiology but intraoperatively confirmed otosclerosis. CONCLUSION The high-resolution computed tomography density of the FAF is a reliable measurement for diagnosing otosclerosis. A value less than 1,871 HU exhibited the highest sensitivity and specificity in a European Caucasian population.
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- Ignacio Viza Puiggrós
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
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- Division of Otology, Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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- Division of Otology, Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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Halily S, Abdulhakeem B, Oukessou Y, Rouadi S, Abada R, Roubal M, Mahtar M. CT scan findings impact on hearing thresholds in otosclerosis: A study of 108 patients. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 77:103716. [PMID: 35638009 PMCID: PMC9142712 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The relationship between the location of otosclerotic zones and hearing thresholds has been evaluated in several studies and has generated different conflicting reports. This study was carried out in order to evaluate the relationship between otosclerotic zones extension on CT scan and pure tone audiometry (PTA) thresholds, before and after stapedotomy. Materials and Methods: 108 patients with a positive surgical diagnosis of otosclerosis, operated by the same surgeon, were enrolled in this retrospective study, performed in a tertiary referral hospital between 2015 and 2018. Results PTA thresholds were significantly poorer in cases of extensive otosclerosis (peri cochlear, peri vestibular, or internal auditory canal hypodensities, p = 0,001). However, for cases with hypodensity extending to the endosteum of cochlea (Type III), we have noted a significant improvement in postoperative PTA thresholds (Mean AC (air conduction) = 32,8 ± 8,16/62,97 ± 12,28 dB), Mean BC (bone conduction) = 18,3 ± 8,56/26,25 ± 15,93 dB). Conclusions: In our study, extensive and multifocal otosclerosis lesions had a statistically significant negative impact on postoperative AC and BC threshold; however, type III lesions tend to be associated with a very good prognosis.
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- Sara Halily
- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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Maxwell AK, Shokry MH, Master A, Slattery WH. Sensitivity of High-Resolution Computed Tomography in Otosclerosis Patients undergoing Primary Stapedotomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2020; 129:918-923. [PMID: 32432485 DOI: 10.1177/0003489420921420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of abnormal otospongiotic or otosclerotic findings on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) as read by local radiologists in patients with surgically-confirmed otosclerosis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary-referral private otology-neurotology practice. PATIENTS Adults (>18 years old) with surgically-confirmed otosclerosis between 2012 and 2017 with a HRCT performed preoperatively. INTERVENTION Preoperative HRCT then stapedotomy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Positive identification and location of radiographic otosclerosis as reported by the local radiologist. We then correlated the CT with surgical location as documented at time of surgery. Audiometry, demographic data, intraoperative findings, and surgical technique were secondarily reviewed. RESULTS Of the 708 stapes surgeries were performed during the study time frame. Preoperative HRCT scans were available for 68 primary stapedotomy surgeries performed in 54 patients. Otosclerosis was reported in 20/68 (29.4%). Following a negative report by the local radiologist, a re-review by the surgeon and/or collaborating neuroradiologist confirmed otosclerosis in 12/48 additional cases (25.0%). There was an overall sensitivity of 47.1%. Intraoperatively, cases with negative reads tended to have more limited localization at the ligament (8.7%) or anterior crus (39.1%), compared with positive reads, which demonstrated more extensive involvement, with bipolar foci (30.0%) or diffuse footplate manifestations (20.0%) more common. Acoustic reflexes were characteristically absent. CONCLUSIONS While HRCT may aid in the diagnosis of otosclerosis and rule out concomitant pathology in certain cases of clinical uncertainty or unexplained symptoms, its sensitivity for otosclerosis remains low. HRCT should not be relied upon to diagnose routine fenestral otosclerosis.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Chao Z, Kim D, Kim HJ. Multiplanar reconstruction with incomplete data via enhanced fuzzy radial basis function neural networks. Biomed Signal Process Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2019.101766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) in detecting otosclerosis in patients with conductive hearing loss and a clinical suspicion of otosclerosis. DATA SOURCES PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. STUDY SELECTION A systematic search was conducted. Studies reporting original study data were included. DATA EXTRACTION Relevance and risk of bias of the selected articles were assessed. Studies with low relevance, high risk of bias, or both were excluded. Prevalences, sensitivities, specificities, and post-test probabilities were extracted from the included articles. DATA SYNTHESIS Seven studies characterized by a moderate to high relevance and moderate to low risk of bias were included for data extraction. The prevalence of otosclerosis was high (up to 100%) in the majority of the included studies. In those studies with a high prevalence of disease, both positive and negative post-test probabilities were (relatively) high: 99% and between 51% and 67% respectively. In one study with a low prevalence of disease (9%), both positive and negative post-test probabilities were low (23% and 3% respectively). Overall, reported sensitivities ranged between 60% and 95%. CONCLUSION Preoperative CT has little to add in establishing otosclerosis and may not be necessary to confirm the diagnosis. We would recommend reserving CT for those patients with suspected additional abnormalities, for specific preoperative planning, or out of legal necessity.
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Usefulness of multislice-CT using multiplanar reconstruction in the preoperative assessment of the ossicular lesions in the middle ear diseases. Auris Nasus Larynx 2015; 43:247-53. [PMID: 26386497 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study is to evaluate the usefulness of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) using multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) in obtaining preoperative information on the ossicular lesions of middle ear diseases by comparing the ossicular findings of MPR images with the operative findings. METHODS Sixty-two ears and 10 ears with preoperative middle ear diseases underwent 4- and 64-detector row CT of the temporal bone in Kagawa University Hospital, respectively. MPR images of three ossicles were created at the planes parallel to the long axis of ossicles. RESULTS The findings of the three ossicles in MPR images were compatible with their operative findings in approximately 91% of 72 ears with various middle ear diseases. There was no significant difference in the coincidence rate of both findings between 4- and 64-detector row CT scanners. The ears with no soft tissue shadows around the ossicles had the coincidence rate of 96-100% in each ossicular part, whereas the coincidence rate was lower in the ears with soft tissue shadows around the ossicles. CONCLUSION MPR imagings of the ossicles provide accurate preoperative information on the ossicular lesions in middle ear diseases. The 4-detector CT is still a useful device for imaging of the ossicles.
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Kishimoto M, Ueda H, Uchida Y, Sone M. Factors affecting postoperative outcome in otosclerosis patients: Predictive role of audiological and clinical features. Auris Nasus Larynx 2015; 42:369-73. [PMID: 25857423 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Factors affecting postoperative hearing results of patients with otosclerosis were analyzed. METHODS Included were 191 patients with otosclerosis in whom 234 primary stapes surgeries were performed from August 1991 to December 2011 by one surgeon in three tertiary hospitals. Evaluation of factors affecting postoperative hearing thresholds at individual frequencies were performed by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Closure of the air-bone gap (ABG) after surgery was good at 2kHz, but poor at 4kHz and frequencies under 1kHz. In addition, improvement at 8kHz was worse than that at any other frequency. Multivariate logistic regression analysis by the stepwise method showed that under the mean preoperative ABG (odds ratio [OR]=2.42), unilaterality (OR=2.53) and male sex (OR=2.65) were significantly better prognostic factors at 250Hz. At 500Hz, under mean preoperative ABG (OR=2.56) was the significantly better factor. No significant factors were found at 1kHz. Cochlear otosclerosis (OR=3.57) was a significantly worse prognostic factor at 2kHz. Under mean preoperative ABG (OR=2.82) and younger age (OR=1.03) were significantly better prognostic factors at 4kHz. At 8kHz, worse preoperative air conduction threshold (OR=1.96) was a significantly better prognostic factor. CONCLUSION Preoperative ABG, preoperative air conduction threshold, cochlear otosclerosis, male sex, laterality and age were significant prognostic factors for postoperative hearing outcome in otosclerosis patients. Especially, preoperative ABG was a significant prognostic factor at multiple frequencies. We suppose that patients with larger preoperative ABG have some other otosclerotic lesions outside the oval window niche.
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- Mayuko Kishimoto
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Gaiotti JO, Gomes ND, Costa AMD, Villela CLBC, Moreira W, Diniz RLFC. Tomographic diagnosis and relevant aspects of otosclerosis. Radiol Bras 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842013000500007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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A literature review and pictorial essay were developed to discuss the importance of knowing the main findings and locations of otosclerosis at multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The authors performed a retrospective review of cases of otosclerosis diagnosed in their institution by means of high resolution multidetector computed tomography. Otosclerosis corresponds to otic capsule dysplasia characterized by metabolic derangement of its endochondral layer. Such condition constitutes a relevant cause of sensorineural hearing loss, affecting about 7% to 10% of the general population. The diagnosis is usually clinical, but imaging methods play a significant role in the anatomical detailing, differential diagnosis, surgical planning and evaluation of postoperative complications. Among such methods, the relevance of MDCT is highlighted. Radiologists should be familiar with the MDCT findings of otosclerosis, as well as with the temporal bone anatomy to assist in the appropriate clinical management of this disease.
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