The prevalence and significance of incidental paranasal sinus abnormalities on MRI

Rhinology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Tarp, Britta ^a   Fiirgaard, Bente ^a   Christensen, Thorkil ^a   Jensen, Jens Jørgen ^a   Black, Finn Trunk ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abnormality; Classification; MRI; Paranasal sinus; Significance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SINUSITIS; WINTER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PARANASAL SINUSES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SINUSITIS; SMOKING;

EID: 0034109354     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Antila J, Sonninen P, Grenman R (1993) MRI and plain radiographics in acute frontal sinus infections. Rhinology 31:145-149.
2. Armstrong M, Mcarthur JC, Zinreigh SJ (1992) Radiographic imaging of sinusitis in HIV infection. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surgery 108: 36-43.
3. Chong WK, Hall-Craggs MA, Wilkinson ID, Paley M, Grant A, Miller R, Harrison MJG (1993) The prevalence of paranasal sinus disease in HIV infection and AIDS on cranial MR Imaging. Clin Radiol 47:166-169.
4. Cooke LD, Hadley DM (1991) MRI of the paranasal sinuses: Incidental abnormalities and their relationship to symptoms. J Laryngol Otol 105:278-281.
5. Gordts F, Clement PAR, Buisseret T (1996) Prevalence of paranasal sinus abnormalities on MRI in a non-ENT population. ORL 58:315-319.
6. Gordts F, Clement PAR, Destryker A, Desprechins B, Kaufman L (1997) Prevalence of sinusitis signs on MRI in a non-ENT paediatric population. Rhinology 35:154-157.
7. Gwaltney JM, Phillips CD, Miller RD, Riker DK (1994) Computed tomographic study of the common cold. N Engl J Med 330: 25-30.
8. Havas TE, Motbey JA, Gullane PJ (1988) Prevalence of incidental abnormalities on computed tomographic scans of the paranasal sinuses. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 114:856-859.
9. Jones RL, Crowe P, Chavda SV, Pahor AL (1997) The incidence of sinusitis in patients with multiple sclerosis. Rhinology 35:118-119.
10. Katz RM, friedman S, Diament M, Siegel SC, Rachelefsky GS, Spector SL, Rohr AS, Schoettler J, Dorris A (1995) A comparison of imaging techniques in patients with chronic sinusitis (X-ray, MRI, A-Mode Ultrasound). Allergy Proc 16:123-127.
11. Kennedy DW, Zinreich SJ, Rosenbaum AE, Johns SE (1985) Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery. Arch Otolaryngol 11:576-582.
12. Laine FJ, Smoker WRK (1992) The ostiomeatal unit and endoscopic surgery: Anatomy, variations, and imaging findings in inflammatory diseases. AJR 159:849-857.
13. Lesserson JA, Kieserman SP, Finn DG (1994) The radiographic incidence of chronic sinus disease in the pediatric population. Laryngoscope 104:159-166.
14. Lindbæk M, Hjortdahl P (1993) Sinusitt i allmennpraksis, en diagnostisk utfordring (Sinusitis in general pratice -a diagnostic challenge). Tidssk. Nor Lægefor 113:700.
15. Lindbæk M, Johnsen ULH, Kaastad E, Dølvik S, Møll P, Lærum E, Hjortdahl P (1996) CT findings in general practice patients with suspected acute sinusitis. Acta Radiol 37:708-713.
16. Mafee MF (1994) Modern imaging of paranasal sinuses and the role of limited sinus computerized tomography; Considerations of time, cost and radiation. ENT-J 73:532-542.
17. Manning SC, Biavati MJ, Phillips DL (1996) Correlation of clinical sinusitis signs and symptoms to imaging findings in pediatric patients. Int J Pediatr ORL 37:65-74.
18. Moser FG, Panush D, Rubin JS, Honigsberg RM, Sprayregen S, Eisig B (1991) Incidental paranasal abnormalities on MRI of the brain. Clin Radiol 43:252-254.
19. Patel K, Chavda SV, Violaris N, Pahor AL (1996) Incidental paranasal sinus inflammatory changes in a British population. J Laryngol Otol 110: 649-651.
20. Pollei S, Harnsberger HR (1989) The radiologic evaluation of the sinonasal region. Post Radiol 9: 242-264.
21. Rak KM, Newell JD, Yakes WF, Damiano MA, Luethke JM (1991) Paranasal sinuses on MR images of the brain: Significance of mucosal thickening. AJR 156:381-384.
22. Zeifer B (1993) Sinus Imaging. In: J Byron, JB Bailey (Eds.) Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology. Lippencott Company, Philadelphia, pp. 350-365.
23. Zinreich SJ, Kennedy DW, Kumar AJ, Rosenbaum AE, Arrington JA, Johns ME (1988) MR Imaging of normal nasal cycle: Comparison with sinus pathology. J Comput assist Tomogr 12: 1014-1019.