Valesano JC, et al. - This research was initiated in order to analyze if the non-contrast high-resolution T2 weighted image (T2WI) alone were adequate to exclude the intralabyrinthine schwannomas (ILSs). It was observed that non-contrast high-resolution T2WI alone could identify ILSs with 84–100% sensitivity. This data indicated that gadolinium was possibly not required to exclude ILSs on screening MRI. The yielded results displayed implications for reducing cost, time, and adverse events related to gadolinium administration in patients presenting with sudden or asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL).