The significance of computed tomographic findings in the diagnosis of fungus ball in the paranasal sinuses

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-119

  Chen, Jia Cheng ^a   Ho, Ching Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; FUNGUS BALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS WALL CALCIFICATION; PARANASAL SINUS WALL EROSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RHINOSINUSITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCETOMA; PARANASAL SINUSES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RHINITIS; SCLEROSIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860144702     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3707     Document Type: Article

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