Efficacy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of middle ear cholesteatoma.

Objective: This study evaluated the usefulness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis of middle ear cholesteatoma.

Methods: We performed DWI on 73 patients suspected of having middle ear cholesteatoma, including 21 revision cases. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed with 1.