German Centre for Vertigo and Balance Disorder 1 article published in JoVE Medicine In Vivo Morphometric Analysis of Human Cranial Nerves Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Menière's Disease Ears and Normal Hearing Ears Wilhelm H. Flatz1, Annika Henneberger2, Maximilian F. Reiser1, Robert Gürkov3, Birgit Ertl-Wagner1 1Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH, 3Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital Munich, German Centre for Vertigo and Balance Disorder To evaluate morphological changes of cranial nerves such as loss of neural structures or swelling of cranial nerves in Menière's Disease (MD) or in healthy persons in vivo, a protocol of evaluation has been developed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Additional MRI-based confirmation of MD was performed.
