title: Sinonasal inflammatory disease.
abstract: Inflammatory sinus disease is ubiquitous. Patients with recurrent or unilateral disease and those who do not respond to treatment require imaging. Computed tomographic scanning is the mainstay of investigation; magnetic resonance imaging is used as a problem-solving tool. The imaging characteristics of sinonasal inflammatory conditions are varied. The role of imaging is to identify patterns of disease, provide a roadmap for the endoscopist, identify anatomical variants that impact on drainage, and exclude aggressive pathology.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College NHS Trust, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Gitta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madani
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Beale
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed