Skip to main content
. 2016 Aug 24;7(5):669–678. doi: 10.1007/s13244-016-0516-3

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Value of monitoring DWI scans which are negative for the presence of post-operative cholesteatoma. A year following right canal wall up surgery, the DWI scan was negative as shown by the a coronal b1000 image. The patient opted for monitoring with DWI instead of second-look surgery as his ear was dry. b A follow-up DWI scan a year later showed residual cholesteatoma (white arrow), which was confirmed on subsequent surgery