Imaging for endoscopic sinus surgery in adults.
Computerized tomography (CT) offers the gold standard in terms of imaging the extent of disease and the fine detailed anatomy, both pre-requisites to the safe practice of endoscopic sinus surgery. Neither plain X-rays nor magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offer optimal information in this respect. A variety of protocols minimizing radiation dose to the lens whilst providing high quality images are presented together with a menu of anatomical features that require careful evaluation pre-operatively.
Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods