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Flying through congested airspaces: imaging of chronic rhinosinusitis

The complex regional anatomy of the nose and paranasal sinuses makes the interpretation of imaging studies of these structures intimidating to many radiologists. This paper aims to provide a key to interpretation by presenting a simplified approach to the functional anatomy of the paranasal sinuses...

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Autores principales: Farina, Davide, Ravanelli, Marco, Borghesi, Andrea, Maroldi, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259331/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-010-0030-y
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author Farina, Davide
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description The complex regional anatomy of the nose and paranasal sinuses makes the interpretation of imaging studies of these structures intimidating to many radiologists. This paper aims to provide a key to interpretation by presenting a simplified approach to the functional anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and their most common (and most relevant) variants. This knowledge is basic for the full understanding of chronic rhinosinusitis and its computed tomography (CT) patterns. As fungal infections may be observed in the setting of chronic rhinosinusitis, these are also discussed. Chronic sinus inflammation produces bone changes, clearly depicted on CT images. Finally, clues to suspecting neoplastic lesions underlying inflammatory sinus conditions are provided.
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spelling pubmed-32593312012-02-17 Flying through congested airspaces: imaging of chronic rhinosinusitis Farina, Davide Ravanelli, Marco Borghesi, Andrea Maroldi, Roberto Insights Imaging Review The complex regional anatomy of the nose and paranasal sinuses makes the interpretation of imaging studies of these structures intimidating to many radiologists. This paper aims to provide a key to interpretation by presenting a simplified approach to the functional anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and their most common (and most relevant) variants. This knowledge is basic for the full understanding of chronic rhinosinusitis and its computed tomography (CT) patterns. As fungal infections may be observed in the setting of chronic rhinosinusitis, these are also discussed. Chronic sinus inflammation produces bone changes, clearly depicted on CT images. Finally, clues to suspecting neoplastic lesions underlying inflammatory sinus conditions are provided. Springer-Verlag 2010-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3259331/ /pubmed/22347913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-010-0030-y Text en © European Society of Radiology 2010
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Flying through congested airspaces: imaging of chronic rhinosinusitis
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title_short Flying through congested airspaces: imaging of chronic rhinosinusitis
title_sort flying through congested airspaces: imaging of chronic rhinosinusitis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3259331/
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