Paranasal sinuses in children: Size evaluation of maxillary, sphenoid, and frontal sinuses by magnetic resonance imaging and proposal of volume index percentile curves

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1451-1458

  Barghouth, Ghassan ^a   Prior, J O ^a   Lepori, D ^a   Devoisin, B ^a   Schnyder, P ^a   Gudinchet, F ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Frontal sinus; Maxillary sinus; Maxillo facial development; MR imaging; Paranasal sinuses; Percentile curves; Sphenoid sinus; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AERATION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPHENOID SINUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY; CHILD; HISTOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 0036595379     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1218-9     Document Type: Article

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