Multiplanar sinus CT: a systematic approach to imaging before functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this essay is to present a systematic approach to the use of coronal, axial, and sagittal images for CT evaluation of the sinuses before functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).


CONCLUSIONS
We present a systematic approach to the use of coronal, axial, and sagittal images in CT evaluation before FESS. Each imaging plane is valuable for displaying anatomic variants, which can predispose a patient to recurrent disease and affect the surgical approach, and critical variants, which can make surgery hazardous.
Hoang
Jenny K
JK
Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC, 27710, USA.
Eastwood
James D
JD
Tebbit
Christopher L
CL
Glastonbury
Christine M
CM
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*