TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined Arterial and Venous Phase Computed Tomographic Imaging of the Skull Base in Pulsatile Tinnitus
AU - Formeister, Eric J.
AU - Xiao, Grace
AU - Clark, James
AU - Carey, John P.
AU - Hui, Ferdinand
AU - Agrawal, Yuri
AU - Sun, Daniel Q.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/10/1
Y1 - 2022/10/1
N2 - Objective To describe the demographic, clinical, and radiologic findings in a consecutive series of patients presenting with a chief complaint of pulsatile tinnitus (PT). Study Design Retrospective review of 157 patients undergoing a combined arterial/venous phase computed tomographic (CT) imaging study. Setting Tertiary referral center. Patients Adult patients referred to neurotology faculty for evaluation of PT between 2016 and 2020. Interventions Triple phase high-resolution arteriography/venography/temporal bone CT. Main Outcome Measures Prevalence of osseous, venous, and/or arterial pathology, clinicodemographic characteristics. Results One hundred fifty-seven adults (mean age, 52 years; 79.6% female) were evaluated. A history of migraine headaches was common (19.7%). The average body mass index was 30.0 (standard deviation, 6.8), and 17.2% of subjects had a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension was diagnosed by elevated opening pressure on lumbar puncture in 13.4%. Comorbid depression and anxiety were common (25.5% and 26.1%, respectively). Overall, abnormalities were found in 79.0% of scans, with bilateral transverse sinus stenosis (TSS) seen in 38.9% and unilateral TSS found in 20.4%. Fifteen subjects (9.6%) had evidence of osseous etiologies, including superior canal dehiscence or thinning in 8.9% and sigmoid sinus dehiscence in one subject. There were 3 dural arteriovenous fistulae identified. Unilateral PT was ipsilateral to the side of TSS in 84.4% of subjects with unilateral TSS. Conclusion In a large consecutive series of patients with PT referred for CT venography/arteriography, transverse sinus stenosis was the most common finding at 59%. Venous etiologies for PT should be suspected when patients are referred to neurotologists for evaluation.
AB - Objective To describe the demographic, clinical, and radiologic findings in a consecutive series of patients presenting with a chief complaint of pulsatile tinnitus (PT). Study Design Retrospective review of 157 patients undergoing a combined arterial/venous phase computed tomographic (CT) imaging study. Setting Tertiary referral center. Patients Adult patients referred to neurotology faculty for evaluation of PT between 2016 and 2020. Interventions Triple phase high-resolution arteriography/venography/temporal bone CT. Main Outcome Measures Prevalence of osseous, venous, and/or arterial pathology, clinicodemographic characteristics. Results One hundred fifty-seven adults (mean age, 52 years; 79.6% female) were evaluated. A history of migraine headaches was common (19.7%). The average body mass index was 30.0 (standard deviation, 6.8), and 17.2% of subjects had a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension was diagnosed by elevated opening pressure on lumbar puncture in 13.4%. Comorbid depression and anxiety were common (25.5% and 26.1%, respectively). Overall, abnormalities were found in 79.0% of scans, with bilateral transverse sinus stenosis (TSS) seen in 38.9% and unilateral TSS found in 20.4%. Fifteen subjects (9.6%) had evidence of osseous etiologies, including superior canal dehiscence or thinning in 8.9% and sigmoid sinus dehiscence in one subject. There were 3 dural arteriovenous fistulae identified. Unilateral PT was ipsilateral to the side of TSS in 84.4% of subjects with unilateral TSS. Conclusion In a large consecutive series of patients with PT referred for CT venography/arteriography, transverse sinus stenosis was the most common finding at 59%. Venous etiologies for PT should be suspected when patients are referred to neurotologists for evaluation.
KW - Arteriography
KW - Pulsatile tinnitus
KW - Skull base radiology
KW - Venography
KW - Venous sinus stenosis
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U2 - 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003672
DO - 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003672
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36075103
AN - SCOPUS:85138444837
SN - 1531-7129
VL - 43
SP - 1049
EP - 1055
JO - Otology and Neurotology
JF - Otology and Neurotology
IS - 9
ER -