title: Congenital arhinia.
abstract: In a case of congenital absence of the nose, spiral axial CT showed a tiny piriform anterior aperture on the right that ended blindly. Three-dimensional reformation of CT data showed an atretic bony plate, blind-ending right nostril, absent nasal bones, and inferior continuation of the metopic suture. Noncontrast MR findings in the brain were normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Albernaz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Ihmeidan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed