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

ÇİMŞİT N. Ç., Cimsit C., Baysal B., Ruhi I. C., Ozbilgen S., Aksoy E. A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.74, no.1, pp.121-123, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 74 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.01.025
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.121-123
  • Keywords: Recurrent cholesteatoma, Diffusion-weighted MR, Postoperative
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Cholesteatoma is a progressively growing process that destroy the neighboring bony structures and treatment is surgical removal. Follow-up is important in the postoperative period, since further surgery is necessary if recurrence is present, but not if granulation tissue is detected. This study evaluates if diffusion-weighted MR imaging alone can be a reliable alternative to CT, without use of contrast agent for follow-up of postoperative patients in detecting recurrent cholesteatoma.