Usefulness of CT scans in malignant external otitis: Effective tool for the diagnosis, but of limited value in predicting outcome

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 265, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-56

  Sudhoff, Holger ^a   Rajagopal, Sandeep ^a   Mani, Navin ^a   Moumoulidis, Ioannis ^a   Axon, Patrick R ^a   Moffat, David ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve palsy; CT scan; Malignant external otitis; MRI scan; Radionucleotide imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE EAR; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS EXTERNA; PROGNOSIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36348967685     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-007-0416-8     Document Type: Article

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