Prevalence of paranasal sinus abnormalities on MRI in a non-ENT population

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1996;50(3):167-70.

Abstract

A prospective MRI sinus study primarily applied to a group of patients with suspected neurological intercranial pathology is carried out. Even in this non-ENT population, the prevalence of inflammatory sinusitis abnormalities on MRI is high.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Ethmoid Sinusitis / diagnosis
  • Ethmoid Sinusitis / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / diagnosis
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sinusitis / diagnosis*
  • Sinusitis / epidemiology*
  • Sinusitis / pathology