Remarkable anatomic variations in paranasal sinus region and their clinical importance

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-302

  Kantarci, Mecit ^a   Karasen, R Murat ^a   Alper, Fatih ^a   Onbas, Omer ^a   Okur, Adnan ^a   Karaman, Adem ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomic variations; Clinic; Paranasal sinus regions

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELLS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGERY;

FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY (FESS); SINUS; SURGEONS;

RADIOLOGY;

AGENESIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY MALFORMATION; BLISTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY PROTRUSION; ENDOSCOPY; FACIAL BONE; GIANT SUPERIOR CONCHA BULLOSA; HUMAN; INFERIOR CONCHA BULLOSA; MAXILLARY SINUS; MAXILLARY SINUS AGENESIS; MUCOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECONDARY MIDDLE TURBINATE; TOMOGRAPHY; UNCINATE BULLA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUSES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2442540535     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.08.012     Document Type: Review

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