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Filter by:In case of surgical procedures in the head and neck region, MRI in combination with CT of the bone is often the standard modality to visualise bony landmarks for planning, navigation and risk assessment. An important downside of a CT scan is the associated radiation exposure, especially in children. An additional downside is the sedation or general anaesthesia needed for both the MRI and CT scan session in very young children. These downsides could be removed if the CT scan can be substituted by an MRI sequence that can provide the same information as CT. This project aims to determine the feasibility of recreating CT like images of the craniofacial bones from MRI images using machine learning techniques.
Background: Cholesteatoma is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory lesion that causes hearing loss, ear discharge, and ear pain, and serious complications. For the past several decades, most studies of cholesteatoma have been restricted to microscopic ear surgery. However, a growing body of evidence suggests endoscopic ear surgery is a safe, minimally invasive approach for cholesteatoma management. This thesis aim to investigate and compare the clinical effect between endoscopic and microscopic ear surgery of cholesteatoma. Materials and methods: The retrospective study included 186 patients with cholesteatoma who received endoscopic or microscopic ear surgery from 11 otorhinolaryngology centers between November 2016 and March 2021. Patients were followed-up for at least 1 year. Audiometry improvement, treatment cost, time, graft success rate and recurrence rate were assessed after surgery.
the main objective of the study is to compare endoscopic transcanal tympanoplasty with attico-antrostomy with endoscopic assisted canal wall up mastoidectomy in treatment of limited attic cholesteatoma.
The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of preoperative HRCT of the temporal bone combined with the preoperative audiologic assessment compared with the intraoperative endoscopic middle ear finding.
Previous studies demonstrated the high diagnostic value of non-echoplanar diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (non-EP DWI) for residual cholesteatoma. However, limited data are available regarding a suitable length of imaging follow-up. The present study aimed to determine the optimal duration of non-EP DWI follow-up for residual cholesteatoma
Feasibility of the objective measurement of the ossicular chain mobility, by using a force-measuring device based on a fiber optics sensors (PalpEar).
The accurate assessment of auditory status is critical for planning treatment for Veterans with hearing loss to include medical and audiological management. Current physiologic tests of auditory function in the standard clinical audiological test battery for Veterans have limited sensitivity in detecting some middle-ear disorders, and do not include a direct test of cochlear function. Recent studies have shown promise for new wide-bandwidth (WB) tests of absorbance for improved sensitivity in the assessment of middle-ear function including acoustic reflex testing. The addition of WB tests of cochlear function included in the WB test battery provides an opportunity to improve audiological diagnosis of a range of hearing disorders in Veterans. The automation provided by the WB test battery could provide additional benefits in reducing the duration of the evaluation, leaving more time for evaluation of test findings and counseling. Results from this study may lead to the improvement of audiological care for Veterans with hearing loss.
The study objective is to compare the CBCT images generated by the CS 9300 to those generated by conventional CT.
The investigators goal is to determine the efficacy and duration of analgesia with the addition of Clonidine, an alpha-2 agonist, to local anesthetic blockade using bupivacaine, of the great auricular nerve in children undergoing tympanomastoid surgery.
Classical imaging techniques are inaccurate to detect residual cholesteatoma. The aim of our study is to evaluate the value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging and delayed contrast enhanced T1 weighted spin-echo sequences in the detection of residual cholesteatoma in children, in a large serie of surgically verified cases.