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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Role of Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Clinically Suspected Cholesteatoma Cases.

Nazreen Abbass Ayyaril, Sandya Chirukandath Jayasankaran, Unnikrishnan Menon, Srikanth Moorthy

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  2. The Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Treatment Planning of Attico Antral Disease.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  3. PROPELLER diffusion weighted imaging for diagnosis of cholesteatoma in comparison with surgical and histopathological results: emphasis on false positivity and false negativity.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 · 2023
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Nazreen Abbass AyyarilDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala India.ORCID 0000-0002-2597-1650
Sandya Chirukandath JayasankaranDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala India.
Unnikrishnan MenonDepartment of ENT, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala India.
Srikanth MoorthyDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Cochin, Kerala India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To analyze the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of middle ear and mastoid lesions in Diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) to arrive at a probable demarcating value to differentiate cholesteatoma from non-cholesteatomatous lesions. Accurate anatomic localization of the lesion was also done using High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) temporal bone. The study cohort consisted of 30 patients who had undergone HRCT, DW-MRI and surgical intervention in clinically suspected cholesteatomatous lesions during the period August 2018 to August 2020.Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy values of HRCT and MRI in relation to intraoperative findings and histopathological findings (gold standard) were calculated and compared using the 2-sided McNemar's Chi Square test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to predict the cut off value of ADC to differentiate between cholesteatoma and non cholesteatomatous lesions. Total patients were 30 out of which 15 were histopathologically proven cholesteatoma. MR DWI showed 100% sensitivity, 80% specificity, and 90% accuracy in diagnosing cholesteatoma compared to HPE. The probable cut off value of ADC in differentiating cholesteatoma from non-cholesteatomatous lesions was found to be < 1.226 × 10

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CholesteatomaDiffusion weighted imagingHRCTMRI

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PMCPMC9411291

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