Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24, February 2009

Sinonasal Inflammatory Disease

  • Gitta Madani, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Imperial College NHS Trust, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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  • Timothy J. Beale, FRCR, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • University College Hospital London, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Timothy J. Beale, FRCR, FRCS, University College Hospital London, 235 Euston Road, London NW1 2BU, UK

Inflammatory sinus disease is ubiquitous. Patients with recurrent or unilateral disease and those who do not respond to treatment require imaging. Computed tomographic scanning is the mainstay of investigation; magnetic resonance imaging is used as a problem-solving tool. The imaging characteristics of sinonasal inflammatory conditions are varied. The role of imaging is to identify patterns of disease, provide a roadmap for the endoscopist, identify anatomical variants that impact on drainage, and exclude aggressive pathology.

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PII: S0887-2171(08)00096-6

doi:10.1053/j.sult.2008.10.012

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 17-24, February 2009

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