Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation

Purpose: To evaluate the role of non-contrast multidetector CT (MDCT) reliability in localizing CSF leaks and skull base defects in correlation to operative findings. Materials and methods: Twenty patients clinically diagnosed to have CSF rhinorrhea; 8 spontaneous and 12 post-traumatic patients were...

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Main Authors: Haisam Atta, Gehan S. Seifeldein, Momen AlMamoun, Hisham Imam
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16302340
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author Haisam Atta
Gehan S. Seifeldein
Momen AlMamoun
Hisham Imam
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Gehan S. Seifeldein
Momen AlMamoun
Hisham Imam
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description Purpose: To evaluate the role of non-contrast multidetector CT (MDCT) reliability in localizing CSF leaks and skull base defects in correlation to operative findings. Materials and methods: Twenty patients clinically diagnosed to have CSF rhinorrhea; 8 spontaneous and 12 post-traumatic patients were evaluated using 64-rows MDCT with slice section 0.6 mm. CT is considered accurate if correctly determine the site and size of bony defect as matched with operative findings. Results: MDCT accurately detected the site of presumed CSF leak in 19 out of 20 cases with sensitivity 95%. Cribriform plate defect is the most common site of defect in 40% of cases with 75% of cases categorized as Keros type II. The consensus image with fair agreement (K = 0.38) shows that coronal reformat has the highest diagnostic performance in 75% of cases while the least diagnostic value is encountered with the axial plane in 15% of cases (p = 0.095). There is almost a perfect agreement (K = 0.810) between the MDCT measurements and operative size of bony defect with minimal difference in 10% of patients (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Non-contrast MDCT is an accurate reliable non-invasive imaging modality for preoperative evaluation of CSF rhinorrhea.
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spelling doaj.art-c4c8891c3079423a9a03df69bbfdf98d2022-12-21T19:23:59ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2017-03-0148110711310.1016/j.ejrnm.2016.12.005Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlationHaisam Atta0Gehan S. Seifeldein1Momen AlMamoun2Hisham Imam3Radiology Department, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University-EgyptRadiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University-EgyptNeurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, EgyptRadiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University-EgyptPurpose: To evaluate the role of non-contrast multidetector CT (MDCT) reliability in localizing CSF leaks and skull base defects in correlation to operative findings. Materials and methods: Twenty patients clinically diagnosed to have CSF rhinorrhea; 8 spontaneous and 12 post-traumatic patients were evaluated using 64-rows MDCT with slice section 0.6 mm. CT is considered accurate if correctly determine the site and size of bony defect as matched with operative findings. Results: MDCT accurately detected the site of presumed CSF leak in 19 out of 20 cases with sensitivity 95%. Cribriform plate defect is the most common site of defect in 40% of cases with 75% of cases categorized as Keros type II. The consensus image with fair agreement (K = 0.38) shows that coronal reformat has the highest diagnostic performance in 75% of cases while the least diagnostic value is encountered with the axial plane in 15% of cases (p = 0.095). There is almost a perfect agreement (K = 0.810) between the MDCT measurements and operative size of bony defect with minimal difference in 10% of patients (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Non-contrast MDCT is an accurate reliable non-invasive imaging modality for preoperative evaluation of CSF rhinorrhea.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16302340MDCT-CSF rhinorrhoea
spellingShingle Haisam Atta
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Momen AlMamoun
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Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
MDCT-CSF rhinorrhoea
title Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
title_full Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
title_fullStr Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
title_full_unstemmed Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
title_short Reliability of multidetector CT in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
title_sort reliability of multidetector ct in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea with operative correlation
topic MDCT-CSF rhinorrhoea
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16302340
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