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From: Imaging of the saccule for the diagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops in Meniere disease, using a three-dimensional T2-weighted steady state free precession sequence: accurate, fast, and without contrast material intravenous injection

Fig. 1

a Oblique lateral drawing of the membranous and bony labyrinth showing the saccule (S). b Schematic coronal drawing of the membranous and bony labyrinth. c Coronal histological section through the anterior part of the vestibule showing the saccule (S) below the utricular macula (arrow). d 3 T MRI. Coronal T2-weighted gradient-echo FIESTA-C image through the anterior part of the vestibule showing the saccule (S) and the hypointense signal of the utricular macula (arrow), as described in the equivalent histological section shown in c

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