MR Imaging-Based Evaluations of Olfactory Bulb Atrophy in Patients with Olfactory Dysfunction
- Authors
- Chung, M. S.; Choi, W. R.; Jeong, H-Y.; Lee, J. H.; Kim, J. H.
- Issue Date
- Mar-2018
- Publisher
- AMER SOC NEURORADIOLOGY
- Citation
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, v.39, no.3, pp 532 - 537
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
- Volume
- 39
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 532
- End Page
- 537
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/45318
- DOI
- 10.3174/ajnr.A5491
- ISSN
- 0195-6108
1936-959X
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although the olfactory bulb volume as assessed with MR imaging is known to reflect olfactory function, it is not always measured during olfactory pathway assessments in clinical settings. We aimed to evaluate the utility of visual olfactory bulb atrophy and neuropathy analyses using MR imaging in patients with olfactory dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-four patients who presented with subjective olfactory loss between March 2016 and February 2017 were included. Patients underwent a nasal endoscopic examination, olfactory testing with the Korean Version of the Sniffin' Sticks test, and MR imaging. All patients completed the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test and Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders. Olfactory bulb atrophy and neuropathy were evaluated on MR images by 2 head and neck radiologists. RESULTS: The etiology of olfactory loss was chronic rhinosinusitis with/without nasal polyps in 15 (44.1%) patients, respiratory viral infection in 7 (20.6%), trauma in 2 (5.9%), and idiopathic in 10 (29.4%) patients. Although 10 (29.4%) of the 34 patients were normosmic according to the Sniffin' Sticks test, their scores on the other tests were like those of patients who were hyposmic/anosmic according to the Sniffin' Sticks test. However, the detection rate of olfactory bulb atrophy was significantly higher in patients with hyposmia/anosmia than it was in patients with normosmia (P = .002). No difference in olfactory bulb neuropathy was identified among patients with normosmia and hyposmia/anosmia (P = .395). CONCLUSIONS: MR imaging evaluations of olfactory bulb atrophy can be used to objectively diagnose olfactory dysfunction in patients with subjective olfactory loss.
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