Multiplanar sinus CT: a systematic approach to imaging before functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Hoang, Jenny K; Eastwood, James D; Tebbit, Christopher L; Glastonbury, Christine M · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2010

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Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to present a systematic approach to the use of coronal, axial, and sagittal images for CT evaluation of the sinuses before functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). We present a systematic approach to the use of coronal, axial, and sagittal images in CT evaluation before FESS. Each imaging plane is valuable for displaying anatomic variants, which can predispose a patient to recurrent disease and affect the surgical approach, and critical variants, which can make surgery hazardous.

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