Quantification of mucosal alterations of the hypopharynx and larynx in mucopolysaccharidoses patients can provide information about the disease's natural process and about the efficacy of enzyme replacement therapy.
For patients wearing hearing implants with an implantable magnet the indications for MRI in devices with MRI certification should be rigorously restricted. Possible defects/dislocation of the implants may occur and the quality of the skull MRI images is reduced. A close contact between the radiologist and the implanting team is required. Other diagnostic procedure options should be exhausted before employing MRI.
To get an optimal endoscopy result the combination of rigid laryngoscopy and flexible videolaryngoscopy and -stroboscopy will be recommended. Because of the variety of stroboscopic findings for the diagnosis of functional dysphonia additional the case history and functional voice examinations are necessary.
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