Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in postoperative follow-up: Reliability for detection of recurrent cholesteatoma

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-123

  Cimsit, Nuri Cagatay ^a,b   Cimsit, Canan ^c,d   Baysal, Begumhan ^c,d   Ruhi, Ilteris Cagatay ^c,d   Ozbilgen, Suha ^c,d   Aksoy, Elif Ayanoglu ^e,f  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Engin Sitesi Peker Sokak No:1 ^*  (Turkey)

^c GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Istanbul Goztepe Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^e Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital   (Turkey)

^f Acibadem Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted MR; Postoperative; Recurrent cholesteatoma

Indexed keywords

BONY STRUCTURES; CHOLESTEATOMA; CONTRAST AGENT; GROWING PROCESS; MIDDLE EARS; MR IMAGES; MR IMAGING; MR SEQUENCE; POSTOPERATIVE; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

DIFFUSION; GRANULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SURGERY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AERATION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOLESTEATOMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77950300801     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.01.025     Document Type: Article

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