title: Topographic comparative study of paranasal sinuses in adult horses by computed tomography, sinuscopy, and sectional anatomy.
abstract: Clinical and radiographic investigations of paranasal sinuses in horses are difficult due to the complex anatomy of these regions, the lack of patognomonic symptoms, and the low sensitivity of conventional diagnostic techniques. The aim of this study was to produce an anatomical atlas to support computed tomography (CT) and sinuscopy of the paranasal sinuses of the adult horse. Transverse, sagittal, and dorsal CT images were acquired, and sinuscopy with both rigid and flexible endoscopes was performed. The heads were frozen and sectioned using a band saw, with the cuts aligned as close as possible with the CT transverse slices. Each CT image was compared with its corresponding anatomical section and sinuscopy image to assist in the accurate identification of specific structures.
authors.affiliation: Dip. di Sc. Cl. Vet., Sez. di Rad. Vet. Cl. e Sper, Milano, Italy. donatella.dezani@unimi.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Zani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borgonovo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biggi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vignati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scandella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lazzaretti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Modina
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary*
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