Virtual CT endoscopy in determining safe surgical entrance points for paranasal mucoceles

Authors
Nakasato, T Katoh, K Ehara, S Tamakawa, Y Hayakawa, Y Chiba, H Murai, K
Citation
T. Nakasato et al., Virtual CT endoscopy in determining safe surgical entrance points for paranasal mucoceles, J COMPUT AS, 24(3), 2000, pp. 486-492
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY
ISSN journal
03638715 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
486 - 492
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-8715(200005/06)24:3<486:VCEIDS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The goal of this work was to evaluate virtual CT endoscopy for determining safe surgical entrance points for paranasal mucoceles. Twelve mucoceles in 11 cases were scanned with helical CT, and multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) and virtual endoscopic images were obtained. After a safe surgical entranc e point was determined by MPR images, the entrance point was specified on t he virtual endoscopic images. The combination of virtual endoscopic images and MPR images is a suitable method for determining a safe surgical entranc e point for simple mucoceles.