American Journal of Neuroradiology 27:1480-1482, August 2006
© 2006 American Society of Neuroradiology
Technical Note
HEAD & NECK
Single-Shot, Turbo Spin-Echo, Diffusion-Weighted Imaging versus Spin-Echo-Planar, Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in the Detection of Acquired Middle Ear Cholesteatoma
a Department of Radiology, A.Z. Sint-Augustinus, Antwerp, Belgium
b Department of Otorhinolaryngology, A.Z. Sint-Augustinus, Antwerp, Belgium
c University Department of Otorhinolaryngology, A.Z. Sint-Augustinus, Antwerp, Belgium
d Siemens Medical Solutions, Anderlecht, Belgium
e Department of Radiology, A.Z. Sint-Jan AV, Bruges, Belgium
Address correspondence to Bert De Foer, MD, Sint-Augustinus Hospital, Oosterveldlaan 24, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; e-mail: bert.defoer{at}GVAgroup.be
SUMMARY: Diagnosis of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma on MR imaging is mostly done on late postgadolinium T1-weighted MR images and/or echo-planar (EPI) diffusion-weighted (DWI) MR images. We describe the appearance of a case of a complicated attical middle ear cholesteatoma on single-shot (SS) turbo spin-echo (TSE) DWI compared with EPI-DWI. This case suggests a higher reliability of SS TSE-DWI in the diagnosis of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma.