Is computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) more useful in the evaluation of pediatric sensorineural hearing loss?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2358-2359

  Licameli, Greg ^a   Kenna, Margaret A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EAR, INNER; EAR, MIDDLE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78649656584     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21363     Document Type: Short Survey

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