Diagnostic yield of MRI for pediatric hearing loss: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To perform a systematic review to analyze the diagnostic yield of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for pediatric hearing loss, including comparison to computed tomography (CT) and subgroup evaluation according to impairment severity and specific diagnostic findings (cochlear anomalies, enlarged vestibular aqueduct, cochlear nerve abnormalities, and brain findings).

Data sources

Pubmed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library were assessed from their inception through December 2013. Manual searches were also performed, and topic experts were contacted.

Review methods

Data from studies describing the use of MRI with or without comparison to CT in the diagnostic evaluation of pediatric patients with hearing loss were evaluated, according to a priori inclusion/exclusio

SUBMITTER: Kachniarz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4472368 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature