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Article Dans Une Revue European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Année : 2021

Imaging of facial neuritis using T2-weighted gradient-echo fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition after gadolinium injection

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Background: MRI is the modality of choice for the imaging of facial neuritis. Previously, gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted imaging of the petrous bone, then FLAIR sequences were thought to be most informative for acute facial neuritis imaging. The aim of this study is to evaluate the value of contrast-enhanced T2-weighted sequence for the diagnosis of acute facial neuritis and compare it to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted and FLAIR sequences. Methods: We included 50 patients with an acute unilateral idiopathic peripheral facial neuritis. An MRI (3 T) with three sequences was performed (T1-weighted, T2-weighted and FLAIR), all acquired after intravenous contrast-media injection. Results: The contrast-enhanced T2-weighted sequence appeared to be the most accurate one for the diagnosis of acute facial neuritis (Se 94%, Sp 100%, accuracy 98.2%, p < 0.001), with a pathological facial nerve strongly (grade 2-3) enhancing and a homogenous enhancement along the course of the entire facial nerve. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (Se 80%, Sp 100%, accuracy 94.1%) and FLAIR sequences (92%, Sp 88%, accuracy 90%, p < 0.001) showed lower accuracy. On T1-weighted sequence, a strong enhancement (blurred margins) of the canalicular segment was observed in 80% of the cases when it was never observed in normal nerves. Conclusion: A strong (= iso to hyperintense to the petrous fat signal) and diffuse (all segments) enhancement of the facial nerve on T2-weighted steady-state free precession sequence is a sensitive and specific sign for the diagnosis of acute idiopathic facial neuritis, and appears superior to T1WI and FLAIR sequences. Keywords: Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequence; Contrast-enhanced T2-weighted sequence; FLAIR sequence; Facial neuritis; MRI.

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hal-03417905 , version 1 (05-11-2021)

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Magali Hector, Ahmad Alnadji, Francis Veillon, Maher Abu Eid, Anne Charpiot, et al.. Imaging of facial neuritis using T2-weighted gradient-echo fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition after gadolinium injection. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2021, 278 (7), pp.2501-2509. ⟨10.1007/s00405-020-06375-z⟩. ⟨hal-03417905⟩
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