Table 3:

Patterns of lesion growth (n = 16)

No.Initial MR imagingFollow-Up Exam(s)
Cochlear LabyrinthVestibular LabyrinthCochlear LabyrinthVestibular LabyrinthIAC
Apical TurnSecond TurnBasal TurnVestibuleSCCApical TurnSecond TurnBasal TurnVestibuleSCC
1STST + SV
2STST + SV
3ST + SVSTST + SVST + SV
4STST + SVST + SVST + SVST + SVY
5STSTST + SV
6STSTST
7STSTST + SVST
8STSTST + SVST + SVY
9ST + SVST + SVST + SVST + SVAnt + posY
10ST + SVST + SVST + SVST + SVAnt
11ST + SVST + SVST + SVAntST + SVST + SVST + SVAnt + posLsc
12ST + SVST + SVST + SVAntST + SVST + SVST + SVAnt
13AntLscSVAnt + posLsc + ssc + psc
14Ant + posLsc + sscAnt + posLsc + ssc + psc
15ST + SVST + SVST + SVST + SV
16AntSVAnt + posLsc
  • Note:—ST indicates scala tympani; SV, scala vestibuli; Ant, anterior; pos, posterior; Lsc, lateral semicircular canal; ssc, superior semicircular canal; psc, posterior semicircular canal; IAC, internal auditory canal; Y, yes; SCC, semicircular canal.