Screening sinus CT: A good idea gone bad?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1850-1854

  Hudgins, Patricia A ^a   Mukundan, Srinivasan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography, indications; Paranasal sinuses, computed tomography; Special reports

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; SINUSITIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031546089     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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