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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2021

Retrospective Review of Midpoint Vestibular Aqueduct Size in the 45° Oblique (Pöschl) Plane and Correlation with Hearing Loss in Patients with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct.

K Bouhadjer, K Tissera, C W Farris, A F Juliano, M E Cunnane, H D Curtin, L A Mankarious, K L Reinshagen

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. Diagnostic value of the inner ear computed tomography measurements in detecting congenital sensorineural hearing loss: a comparative study.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 · 2026
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

K BouhadjerFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., A.F.J., M.E.C., H.D.C., K.L.R.).ORCID 0000-0002-5786-522X
K TisseraOtolaryngology (K.T., L.A.M.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-0317-4156
C W FarrisDepartment of Radiology (C.W.F.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-1133-3834
A F JulianoFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., A.F.J., M.E.C., H.D.C., K.L.R.).ORCID 0000-0002-5088-5367
M E CunnaneFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., A.F.J., M.E.C., H.D.C., K.L.R.).ORCID 0000-0002-7133-859X
H D CurtinFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., A.F.J., M.E.C., H.D.C., K.L.R.).ORCID 0000-0003-2163-9404
L A MankariousOtolaryngology (K.T., L.A.M.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-9367-5311
K L ReinshagenFrom the Departments of Radiology (K.B., A.F.J., M.E.C., H.D.C., K.L.R.) katherine_reinshagen@meei.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3705-1082
Research Institute of Radiology · BYMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Kinshasa · CD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeVestibular aqueduct measurements in the 45° oblique (Pöschl) plane provide a reliable depiction of the vestibular aqueduct; however, adoption among clinicians attempting to counsel patients has been limited due to the lack of correlation with audiologic measures. This study aimed to determine the correlation between midpoint vestibular aqueduct measurements in the Pöschl plane in patients with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct with repeat audiologic measures. MATERIALS AND

methodsTwo radiologists independently measured the midpoint vestibular aqueduct diameter in the Pöschl plane reformatted from CT images in 54 pediatric patients (77 ears; mean age at first audiogram, 5 years) with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct. Four hundred nineteen audiograms were reviewed, with a median of 6 audiograms per patient (range, 3-17; mean time between first and last audiograms, 97.4 months). The correlation between midpoint vestibular aqueduct size and repeat audiologic measures (pure tone average, speech-reception threshold, and word recognition score) using a linear mixed-effects model was determined.

resultsThe mean midpoint vestibular aqueduct size was 1.78 mm (range, 0.81-3.46 mm). There was excellent interobserver reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients for the 2 readers measuring 0.92 (

conclusionsMidpoint vestibular aqueduct measurements in the Pöschl plane are highly reproducible and demonstrate a significant correlation with audiologic data in this longitudinal study with repeat measures. These data may be helpful for clinicians who are counseling patients with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct using measurements obtained in the Pöschl plane.

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Hearing LossHearing Loss, SensorineuralVestibular AqueductAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolHumansLongitudinal StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective Studies

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PMID34737185
PMCPMC8805751
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