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ArticleActa radiologica open2020

CT imaging of the Eustachian tube using focal contrast medium administration: a feasibility study in humans.

Benedicte Falkenberg-Jensen, Greg E Jablonski, Juha T Silvola, Joanna F Kristiansen, Einar Hopp

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Article in Acta radiologica open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. A new "practical" plane for Eustachian tube measurements and its application in predicting middle ear dysfunction in patient with acquired cholesteatomas.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Benedicte Falkenberg-JensenDivision of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8858-9929
Greg E JablonskiFaculty of Medicine, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.
Juha T SilvolaFaculty of Medicine, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-096X
Joanna F KristiansenDivision of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Einar HoppDivision of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several methods of imaging the Eustachian tube have been tested in the last century, although neither has led to an established method. The introduction of balloon Eustachian tuboplasty (BET) has revived the request for Eustachian tube (ET) visualization in patients with chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction. Many institutions perform preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans of the temporal bone and epipharynx before BET.

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balloon insertioncomputed tomographycontrast agentsEar nose and throatEustachian tube

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PMID32030198
PMCPMC6977099

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