Cochlear T2 Signal May Predict Hearing Outcomes After Resection of Acoustic Neuroma.

Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Kareem O TawfikRick A Friedman

Abstract

Examine the impact of preoperative cochlear Fast Imaging Employing Steady-state Acquisition (FIESTA) and Constructive Interference in Steady State (CISS) signal intensity on hearing outcomes after middle cranial fossa (MCF) resection of acoustic neuroma (AN). Adult patients (≥18 years) who underwent MCF AN resection for hearing preservation (HP) between November 2017 and September 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients had preoperative word recognition score (WRS) ≥50%. HP was defined as postoperative WRS ≥50%. A neuroradiologist blinded to patients' clinical and audiometric outcomes reviewed patients' preoperative magnetic resonance images. Ipsilateral-to-contralateral cochlear FIESTA/CISS signal intensity ratios were determined using hand-drawn regions of interest focused on the cochlear fluid. Preoperative and postoperative pure tone average (PTA) and WRS were reviewed. Fifty-one patients were reviewed (60.8% female). Mean age was 47 years and mean tumor size 9.2 mm (±3.8). Hearing was preserved in 56.9% (n = 29). FIESTA/CISS signal ratios did not significantly differ between patients with and without HP. Lower FIESTA/CISS signal ratios correlated with greater declines in hearing (r = 0.322, p = 0.011 for PTA; and ...Continue Reading

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