Table 1.
Three-stage grading of endolymphatic hydrops using magnetic resonance imaging.
Hydrops stage | Vestibulea | Cochlea |
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None | Area ratio ≤ 1/3 | No displacement of Reissner's membrane. |
Mild | 1/3 < Area ratio < 1/2 | Displacement of Reissner's membrane, with endolymphatic space area not exceeding scala vestibule area. |
Significant | Area ratio > 1/2 | Endolymphatic space area exceeds scala vestibule area. |
The ratio of the area of the endolymphatic space to the area of the vestibular fluid space (sum of the areas of the endolymphatic and the perilymphatic spaces).