title: Computed tomography of the skull and facial structures: preliminary evaluation of direct coronal sections.
abstract: Skull and facial structures may be evaluated on computed tomography (CT), as well as the brain. A valuable new dimension to the study has been added with the feasibility of obtaining direct coronal sections using a wide gantry aperture. The patho-anatomical details of bone and soft tissues including the orbit and paranasal sinuses are well demonstrated. Direct viewing on a display console of an enlarged quadrant of the scan is of prime importance in diagnosing fine changes involving the thin facial bones.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed