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2024
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- Role of conventional MD staging in modern era of hydrops MR imaging Hong‐Yu Yan Yi‐Ho Young Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology AbstractObjective/HypothesisThis study correlated stage of Meniere's disease (MD) with MR imaging of endolymphatic hydrops (EH) to assess the role of MD staging in modern era.Study DesignRetrospective study.MethodsFifty‐four MD patients (60 ears) underwent an inner ear test battery and were further confirmed by MR imaging. Sixty MD ears were divided into stages I–IV, and hydrops MR images at each stage were compared.ResultsHydrops MRI demonstrated that EH at the cochlea with respective Grades 0/I/II were 3/7/1 ears for stage I, 0/5/3 ears for stage II, 1/6/26 ears for stage III and 0/2/6 ears for stage IV. Significant relationship was not identified between MD stage and grades of cochlear hydrops. Similarly, no significant relationship was shown between MD stage and grades of vestibular (saccular/utricular) hydrops. The optimal cutoff value of four‐tone average for predicting severe type (Grade II–III) cochlear/vestibular EH was 48 dB, which was within the stage III. Hence, prevalence of severe type (Grade II) cochlear EH in stages III (79%) and IV (75%) was significantly higher than stages I (9%) and II (38%). Similarly, severe type saccular/utricular EH in stages III (64%) and IV (75%) also showed significantly higher than stages I (18%) and II (25%).ConclusionAlthough conventional MD staging fails to correlate with the grades of EH on hydrops MRI, late‐stage MD may indicate heightened EH severity in the cochlea and vestibule.Level of Evidence4. 10.1002/lio2.1213 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/