A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTAL PARANASAL SINUS ABNORMALITIES ONCT HEAD SCANS

Authors
FLINN J CHAPMAN ME WIGHTMAN AJA MARAN AGD
Citation
J. Flinn et al., A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTAL PARANASAL SINUS ABNORMALITIES ONCT HEAD SCANS, Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences, 19(4), 1994, pp. 287-289
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Clinical otolaryngology and allied sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03077772
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
287 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-7772(1994)19:4<287:APAOIP>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A prospective analysis of the incidence of paranasal sinus opacificati on in 100 patients referred for cranial computerized tomography (CT) f or non-sinus related problems is described. The findings were correlat ed with symptomatic assessment. Twenty-seven per cent of asymptomatic patients had sinus opacification. The study illustrates the importance of careful clinical correlation when interpreting CT scans of the par anasal sinuses.