Anatomical and computed tomographic analysis of the interaction between the uncinate process and the agger nasi cell

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 845-852

  Zhang, Luo ^a   Han, Demin ^a   Ge, Wentong ^a   Xian, Junfang ^a   Zhou, Bing ^a   Fan, Erzhong ^a   Liu, Zhongyan ^a   He, Fei ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agger nasi; Computed tomography; Endoscopy; Frontal sinus; Uncinate process

Indexed keywords

PYROXYLIN;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAXILLA; NOSE; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SKULL BASE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TURBINATE;

DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FRONTAL SINUS; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MAXILLA; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL SEPTUM; REFERENCE VALUES; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TURBINATES;

EID: 33746216754     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500527284     Document Type: Article

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