Gadolinium-based contrast agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a predictor of postmeningitic hearing loss in children.

Objective: To determine if Gadolinium-based enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (GdMRI) can be used to predict sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in pediatric patients diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.

Study: Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.