Otitis Media

Study results from University of Oulu in the area of otitis media published

Published in Telemedicine Week, January 22nd, 2008

"We have previously found by lateral cephalometry an association between nasopharyngeal anatomy and the risk of acute otitis media (AOM). We evaluate here the association of nasopharyngeal dimensions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the occurrence of AOM in otherwise healthy children," scientists in Box, Finland report.

"Sixty-one healthy children (mean age 5.7 years, range 3.9-6.9) were recruited from child care centres. The parents filled in a questionnaire on the child's history of ear infections and adenoidectomy. MRI was performed with a 4 min slice thickness during an upper respiratory infection. Five dimensions and two angles expressing the structure of...

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Source: Telemedicine Week (2008-01-22)

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