Evaluation of cochlear nerve size by magnetic resonance imaging in elderly patients with sensorineural hearing loss

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 483-487

  Sildiroglu, O ^a   Cincik, H ^a   Sonmez, G ^a   Ozturk, E ^a   Mutlu, H ^a   Gocgeldi, E ^b   Keskin, A Tunca ^a   Basekim, C ^a   Kizilkaya, E ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cochlear nerve; Hearing loss; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHLEAR NERVE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCHLEAR NERVE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953239285     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-009-0440-4     Document Type: Article

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