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There has been evidence that Eustachian tube (ET) and angle are correlated with middle ear function. The measurements of these Eustachian tube features are now made possible with computed tomography and multiplanar reconstruction techniques. However, there has not been a standardised protocol devised to these measurements in limited window cone-beam CT scans of temporal bones.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The primary object of the present study is to establish and validate a new landmark in closer proximity to the middle ear that is consistently captured, thereby allowing ET angle and length to be measured from the majority of cone-beam CT scans. Secondarily, the ET anatomies of patients with middle ear dysfunction manifesting as acquired cholesteatoma are analysed with this new method of measurement.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study undertook a step-by-step method to first validate the methods of ET measurement with Reid\u2019s standard plane, then identifying an alternative landmark, thus a new plane visible on limited window cone-beam CT scans of temporal bones and lastly, validating the application of this new plane in the measurements of ET angle and length. This new method of measurement was coined the Ku-Copson plane and was applied to 30 cochlear implant patients and 30 patients with acquired cholesteatomas. Their ET anatomies were analysed and compared.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>It was found that the new Ku-Copson mandibular fossa plane was a reliable and accurate plane for the measurement of ET angle and length. Furthermore, it was found that patients with acquired cholesteatomas have statistically significant smaller ET angles and shorter ET lengths when compared with patients with cochlear implants, of normal middle ear function.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The newly proposed method utilising the right mandibular fossa as an anatomical landmark for ET angles and lengths measurement appears to be viable. The close proximity of this landmark to the middle ear means that it is highly likely to be captured in most cone-beam CT scans of the petrous temporal bones. This enables the retrospective examination ET angles and lengths to be conducted on CB CT scans. This study reports statistically significant difference in ET anatomy in patients with middle ear dysfunction.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-022-07345-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,31]],"date-time":"2022-03-31T03:33:21Z","timestamp":1648697601000},"page":"4917-4923","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A new \u201cpractical\" plane for Eustachian tube measurements and its application in predicting middle ear dysfunction in patient with acquired cholesteatomas"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"279","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5475-2329","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dominic","family":"Ku","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bridget","family":"Copson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Fiorentino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jean-Marc","family":"Gerrard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stephen","family":"O\u2019Leary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,31]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"7345_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"436","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjoto.2018.04.010","volume":"39","author":"B Falkenberg-Jensen","year":"2018","unstructured":"Falkenberg-Jensen B, Hopp E, Jablonski GE, Pripp AH, Silvola JT (2018) The cartilaginous Eustachian tube: reliable CT measurement and impact of the length. 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