鼻及鼻窦常见病变和解剖变异的CT冠状位靶扫描(附507例分析)

目的：探讨鼻及鼻窦常见病变和解剖变异的CT特征。方法：回顾性分析507例病人的冠状位CT表现。结果：慢性鼻及鼻窦炎占61．73％(313／507)；鼻息肉占22．87％(116／507)；囊肿占4．93％(25／507)，真菌性鼻窦炎占1．38％(7／507)；恶性占位性病变占0．79％(4／507)，未见异常占7．88％(40／507)。鼻中隔弯曲占65．66％(333／507)。Onodi气房占29．19％(148／507)；Haller气房占12．42％(63／507)。蝶窦发育不良占3．94％(20／507)；上颌窦发育不良占1．97％(10／507)。结论：冠状位CT靶扫描可对各种鼻及鼻窦病变做出诊断，并可显示其解剖变异的特征。     

真菌性鼻窦炎的CT与临床诊断

目的：探讨真菌性鼻窦炎的CT和临床特征以及新的分类。资料与方法：回顾性分析经手术、病理证实的34例真菌性鼻窦炎患者的CT表现。结果：CT征象：（1）所有受累鼻窦均显示窦腔内密度增高影；（2）上颌窦内可见团块状或线样钙化影25例（73．5％）；（3）窦腔高密度湿浊影中有气泡影8例；（4）上颌窦骨质吸收、破坏5例，窦壁骨质膨胀或变薄3例。结论：真菌性鼻窦炎有特征性的CT表现，如窦腔内可见团块状高密度影、线样钙化影或气泡影等。CT扫描结合鼻内镜检查是诊断本病的重要手段。     

The diagnostic reliability of the occipitomental radiograph of the paranasal sinuses. Correlation with magnetic resonance tomography]

100 conventional occipitomental radiographs of the paranasal sinuses were studied independently by five radiologists. Predictive values were determined, based on MRI as the gold standard. Sensitivity and specificity for detection of mucosal thickening in the sinuses were: maxillary sinus: 0.73/0.76, frontal sinus: 0.20/0.85, ethmoid sinus: 0.38/0.87, sphenoid sinus: 0.14/0.96. In the maxillary sinus polypoid thickening was demonstrated with a significantly higher sensitivity than that of diffuse mucosal thickening (0.82 versus 0.65, Chi-square-test, p less than 0.01). Because of the low predictive values the occipitomental view is insufficient to assessing mucosal thickening in the paranasal sinuses, with the exception of polypoid mucosal thickening in the maxillary sinus.     

How does nose blowing effect the computed tomography of paranasal sinuses in chronic sinusitis?

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine whether inward or outward movement of the secretions in the paranasal sinuses due to nose blowing after nasal decongestion has any effect on the paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) images in patients with sinusitis and to asses whether nose blowing may result in misdiagnosis or overdiagnosis in radiological evaluation of sinusitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four patients with chronic sinusitis were evaluated in an academic tertiary care hospital and data were collected prospectively. After coronal sinus computed tomography scans were performed at 100 mA setting which was half the value of the standard radiation dose suggested by the manufacturer, topical decongestion was applied to each nostril followed by nose blowing 10 min later. Sinus CT scans were then repeated at the same setting. We evaluated the mucosal thickness of medial, lateral, superior and inferior maxillary and frontal sinus walls and the maximal thickness in anterior ethmoidal cells. The measurements prior to and following nose blowing were compared with Wilcoxon signed ranks test. The obtained images were also staged using Lund-McKay staging system separately and the scores were compared with Student's t-test. RESULTS: We observed a tendency towards reduction in mucosal thickness after nose blowing. There were statistically significant differences between maxillary sinus inferior wall and frontal sinus inferior wall mucosal thickness values prior to and after nose blowing. The difference however was very small, about 0.5 mm in magnitude and Lund-McKay score did not change in any of the patients after nose blowing. CONCLUSION: Nose blowing and topical nasal decongestion does not have any effect on the diagnostic accuracy of sinus CT in chronic sinusitis patients.     

Prevalence of incidental paranasal sinuses opacification in pediatric patients: a CT study

A prospective evaluation of the paranasal sinuses was performed on a consecutive series of 137 pediatric patients referred for cranial CT. Approximately one-half of the patients less than 13 years of age had some degree of maxillary or ethmoid sinus opacification. The prevalence and severity of opacification was approximately the same for the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. Sphenoid sinus abnormality was less common (16% of patients) and was usually minimal or mild. No incidental frontal sinus abnormalities were observed. This study confirms previous reports, based on plain film radiography, of the prevalence of incidental maxillary sinus opacification in children. However, contrary to some prior studies, we did not find a relatively higher rate of opacification in children less than 1 year of age. This may be due to overdiagnosis of maxillary sinus opacification on plain films, in small children. The diagnosis of sinusitis in childhood must take into account not only the radiographic findings but clinical signs and symptoms. Correlation is needed to avoid overdiagnosis in patients referred for sinus radiography for nonspecific indications or who have incidental opacification noted on radiographic or CT studies of the skull and brain.     

Conventional sinus radiography compared with CT in the diagnosis of acute sinusitis

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the value of plain film radiography in a prospective investigation of patients with clinical suspicion of acute sinusitis, using standard CT as a gold standard. METHODS: 47 consecutive patients were examined. Each patient underwent conventional X-ray and standard dose CT examinations on the same day. The sensitivity and specificity of the plain film examination were calculated. RESULTS: The specificity of the plain film examination was high, but the sensitivity was low except for the maxillary sinus (sensitivity 80%). Thus, for maxillary sinusitis, plain film examination was reasonably accurate. A negative finding in the other sinuses could not be relied upon. CONCLUSIONS: The sensitivity of plain film radiography for detecting sinus opacifications was unacceptably low for the ethmoid, frontal and sphenoid sinuses. The specificity was high.     

霉菌性鼻窦炎的CT诊断

目的 探讨霉菌性鼻窦炎CT特征性表现及诊断价值。方法 回顾性分析12例经手术病理证实的霉菌性鼻窦炎CT表现，提出诊断和鉴别诊断要点。结果 霉菌性鼻窦炎主要CT表现有：病变为单侧性，对侧鼻窦正常；病变仅位于上颌窦或以上颌窦为主，累及其他鼻窦；病变窦腔密度增高，不均匀，内有小团状，砂粒状，条状极高密度区；可有鼻窦骨质破坏。结论 霉菌性鼻窦炎的CT表现上有特异性，CT是诊断该病有价值的方法。     

A new low-dose CT examination compared with standard-dose CT in the diagnosis of acute sinusitis

A low-dose CT of the paranasal sinuses was designed with few, thin sections, non-uniform intersection gaps, low milliampere settings and avoidance of direct radiation to the eye lens. The low-dose CT was prospectively compared with standard-dose CT in patients with suspicion of acute sinusitis. Forty-seven patients were examined with low-dose CT immediately after standard-dose CT. The effective dose and the lens dose were calculated and compared. Using standard-dose CT as a gold standard the sensitivity and specificity of low-dose CT was calculated for each sinus group. The effective dose and the lens dose of the low-dose CT were reduced to, respectively, 3 and 2% of the standard-dose CT. The diagnostic yield of the low-dose CT with regard to acute sinusitis was good with a high specificity (≥96%) for all sinus groups. The sensitivity was also high (≥95%) except for the frontal sinus where the sensitivity was 83%. Low-dose CT offers considerable dose reduction and should be the standard for imaging patients with suspected acute inflammatory paranasal disease. Electronic Publication     

非侵袭性真菌性上颌窦炎的CT诊断

目的总结非侵袭性真菌性上颌窦炎的CT表现特征,以提高本病的正确诊断率。方法对经手术、病理证实的50例非侵袭性真菌性上颌窦炎的CT表现进行回顾性分析。结果 43例病变累及一侧上颌窦,7例累及同侧筛窦及鼻腔。病变窦腔内充以软组织密度影,内见斑点斑块状钙化36例,窦腔高密度影内见气泡影19例。34例见上颌窦窦壁骨质改变,窦壁骨质增生硬化26例;窦壁骨质吸收破坏24例。结论非侵袭性真菌性上颌窦炎具有特征性的CT表现,CT对该病的诊断有较高价值。     

鼻窦真菌球的 CT 及磁共振成像表现

目的：探讨鼻窦真菌球的CT、磁共振成像（MRI）特征性表现及诊断价值。方法回顾性分析35例经手术、组织病理学证实的鼻窦真菌球的影像学资料,35例患者均做CT平扫,其中4例做MRI平扫加增强扫描。结果鼻窦真菌球的主要CT表现为：①病变为单侧性（100%）;②病变部位以上颌窦为主（80%）,部分突入同侧鼻腔;其次为蝶窦（14%）;③病变窦腔内不均匀软组织密度影充填,其内可见呈斑点状、云絮状或条带状高密度钙化影（89%）;④局限性骨质增生（74%）及破坏（9%）。 MRI表现为：病变中心T1WI呈等信号,T2WI呈低信号,周围增厚黏膜T1WI呈低信号,T2WI呈高信号,增强扫描病变中心不强化,周围增厚黏膜明显强化。结论病变内钙化影是本病特征性的CT征象,是诊断该病较为可靠的依据,CT检查是诊断本病的重要手段;MRI能显示病变内真菌球的范围,有助于诊断。     

霉菌性鼻窦炎的CT和MRI表现

目的:探讨霉菌性鼻窦炎的特征性CT和MRI表现.方法:回顾性分析经手术病理证实的28例霉菌性鼻窦炎的临床及CT、MRI资料.结果:病变累及一侧上颌窦者17例,累及一侧上颌窦及同侧筛窦者5例,累及一侧上颌窦及同侧筛窦、鼻腔者3例,累及双侧上颌窦者3例.病理表现为被覆假复层纤毛柱状上皮黏膜组织中有较多炎性渗出物,坏死物及淋...     

霉菌性副鼻窦炎的CT特征

目的探讨霉菌性副鼻窦炎的CT特征。方法回顾分析20例经手术病理证实的霉菌性副鼻窦炎的CT表现。结果单侧副鼻窦发病18例,双侧副鼻窦发病2例,全部病变均累及上颌窦,累及2个以上副鼻窦腔8例,病变侵犯后鼻孔2例。霉菌性副鼻窦炎的CT表现主要为病变窦腔内充满软组织影,密度增高,不均匀,病灶内出现点状、条状钙化灶,窦腔骨壁增厚伴破坏,窦腔缩小。结论霉菌性副鼻窦炎的CT表现具有单侧发病为主,窦腔内点状、条状钙化灶,窦腔骨壁增厚伴破坏以及窦腔缩小等特征。CT可为诊断本病提供重要信息,但确诊需要组织学和细菌学检查。     

Coronal CT of the paranasal sinuses before and after functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Coronal CT of the paranasal sinuses and the ostiomeatal complex (OMC) was performed before and 12 months after bilateral functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in 30 patients with sinusitis and 12 patients with nasal polyposis. The extent of sinus mucosal thickening was graded, and the patency of the OMC was evaluated. After FESS, the percentage of open OMCs had increased from 42% to 83% in the sinusitis group, and from 8% to 45% in the polyposis group. There was only a small improvement in mucosal score in sinuses with opened OMC, so that the overall extent of sinus opacification before and after FESS was almost the same. Despite this, 91% of the patients reported clinical relief of symptoms. Preoperative coronal CT of the paranasal sinuses serves as an anatomical map for the surgeon, but there is no benefit of routine postoperative CT.Correspondence to: M. Mantoni     

Complementary role of MR imaging of ethmomaxillary sinus disease depicted at CT in cystic fibrosis

Purpose: To assess whether MR imaging can improve characterization of ethmomaxillary opacification diagnosed at CT in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in order to select patients that may benefit from functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).Material and Methods: Sixty-two CF patients (26 females and 36 males) aged 4-50 years (median 20 years) with ethmomaxillary sinus disease at CT underwent MR examination of the paranasal sinuses (coronal T1 and STIR sequences). FESS had been performed in 28 of the patients prior to this study. MR signal intensities were interpreted as mucosal thickening or infectious material, according to a previous study.Results: Three major maxillary sinus MR patterns could be distinguished: Air-filled, oval-shaped pus-filled, and streaky-shaped pus-filled sinus lumen. For air-filled maxillary sinuses with mucosal thickening, CT and MR imaging were diagnostically equivalent. Where CT showed homogeneous opacification of the maxillary sinuses, MR imaging differentiated between thickened mucosa and pus-filled areas. Patients who had undergone FESS most commonly had air-filled or streaky-shaped pus-filled maxillary sinus lumen. In non-operated patients oval-shaped pus-filled sinus lumen was most common and could occur without ethmoid disease.Conclusion: MR imaging of the paranasal sinuses can differentiate between infectious material and thickened mucosa and should be used to select CF patients with pus-filled areas that can be eradicated with FESS.     

Ethmomaxillary sinus: a particular anatomic variation of the paranasal sinuses

We assessed the morphological and radiological characteristics of ethmomaxillary sinus (EMS), which is an enlarged posterior ethmoidal air cell occupying the superior portion of the maxillary sinus while draining into superior meatus. This study is based on 1450 patients submitted to CT examination of the paranasal sinuses between 1998 and 2002. Sequential CT scans were obtained in the coronal plane in all the patients with 2.5- to 5-mm section thickness and were evaluated for EMS. The diagnosis of EMS was made when there was a posterior ethmoidal cell occupying the superior part of the maxillary sinus while draining to the superior meatus. When EMS was diagnosed, the morphology of the septum between the and maxillary sinus, and width of the superior meatus, were noted. The EMS was found in 10 of 1450 (0.7%) patients. The coexisting anatomic variations were concha bullosa (50%), upper concha pneumatization (20%), maxillary sinus hypoplasia (20%), uncinate bulla (10%), hypertrophied inferior concha (10%), paradoxic middle concha (10%), and septate maxillary sinus (10%). There was no relation between EMS and sinus disease. The EMS is a rare anatomic variation and does not appear to be associated with sinusitis. The EMS is not a well-studied anatomic variation, and the literature is lacking adequate information about this anatomic variation. This study performed in a large series of patients will possibly contribute to better understanding of this particular anomaly.     

Assessment of the lacrimal recess of the maxillary sinus on computed tomography scans

Objective

To assess the frequency of the lacrimal recess in the maxillary sinus (MS) in computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses.

Methods

CT of the paranasal sinuses (CT PNS) done in a total of 78 patients. According to the discoveries, the MS were classified in two types: anterior or lateral.

Results

41 CT PNS of 41 patients of a total of 78 patients preselected were excluded. 37 CT of the paranasal sinuses from 37 patients, in a total of 68 maxillary sinuses were studied. In the 33 right maxillary sinuses, 10 lacrimal recesses were found, 9 from male patients. Eleven left maxillary sinuses with lacrimal recess were found from a total of 35 left maxillary sinuses.

Conclusion

From the analysis of 68 MS, a frequency of 30.9% of lacrimal recesses in the maxillary sinuses in CT was observed.     

真菌性鼻窦炎的CT诊断(附16例分析)

目的　探讨真菌性鼻窦炎的CT特征性表现及诊断价值。方法　分析 16例经手术病理证实的真菌性鼻窦炎CT表现。结果　真菌性鼻窦炎主要CT表现有 :病变仅发生于一侧 ,以上颌窦或以上颌窦为主 ,同时累及其他鼻窦 ;鼻旁窦内软组织呈结节状或息肉样不规则增生 ,内可见点状、结节状钙化 ;部分窦腔增大 ,骨壁破坏。结论　真菌性鼻窦炎在CT表现上有特异性 ,CT对该病诊断有重要价值     

Radiodense concretions in maxillary sinus aspergillosis: pathogenesis and the role of CT densitometry

The purpose of this study was to investigate by CT the origin of radiodense maxillary sinus concretions and whether CT densitometry is effective in the prediction of maxillary sinus aspergillosis and in the differentiation of the origin of these concretions. In a prospective study in 21 patients with radiodense maxillary sinus concretions detected by radiography, a preoperative CT study of the paranasal sinuses and the concretions was undertaken. Additional scans of the upper alveolar ridge were also performed. Radiological findings were compared with clinical symptoms and with CT findings, especially CT densitometry of the sinus concretions and dental root-filling material. All patients underwent a functional Caldwell-Luc operation; histological and microbiological examinations were performed. Fifteen of the 21 patients (71.4 %) with radiodense concretions had a histological and microbiological diagnosis of sinus aspergillosis. The sinus concretions had CT densities higher than 2000 HU (Hounsfield units) in 15 patients and lower than 2000 HU in 6. Fourteen of 15 patients (93.3 %) with concretions having CT densities higher than 2000 HU had a postoperative diagnosis of maxillary sinus aspergillosis. The mean CT density of the sinus concretions in patients with maxillary sinus aspergillosis was 2868 HU (range 1870–3070 HU), and in patients without aspergillosis was 778 HU (range 228–2644 HU). The mean CT density of the dental root-filling material was 2866 HU (range 2156–3070 HU). Paranasal sinus CT with CT densitometry of a sinus concretion has a higher accuracy than standard radiography and clinical findings in the prediction of maxillary sinus aspergillosis (93.3 % vs 71.4 %). CT densitometry helps to confirm the dental origin of maxillary sinus concretions and to explain a possible dental pathogenesis of maxillary sinus aspergillosis.Correspondence to: F. X. Lenglinger     

Morpho-functional evaluation of osteomeatal complex in chronic sinusitis by coronal CT

The objective was to determine whether or not there exists a clinical–radiological correlation in chronic sinusitis of anterior paranasal sinus and to quantitatively evaluate the importance of osteomeatal complex structures and anatomic variants in chronic sinusitis etiopathology. We analyzed 208 nasal fossae with high-resolution and low-irradiation coronal computed tomography. The following inclusion criteria we established: one case control and one control group. We considered any chronic thickness of sinusal mucosal as a radiological indicator of chronic sinusitis. We evaluated the mucosal thickness of internal, external, superior and inferior maxillary walls, the addition of four maxillary walls and the maximal mucosal thickness in frontal sinus and anterior ethmoidal cells. We also obtained 15 parameters of osteomeatal complex structures and anatomical variants in each nasal fossa, and we correlated them statistically with chronic sinusitis radiological indicators. Uncinate process length is the only anatomic element from which we have been able to obtain a statistically significant cut point between case and control groups, but only with a sensitivity of 51.6%, specificity of 71.2%, positive predictive value of 74.2%, and negative predictive value of 47.9%. No association of radiological parameters exists that can explain chronic sinusitis. Electronic Publication     

Assessment of the relationship between drowning and fluid accumulation in the paranasal sinuses on post-mortem computed tomography

Recent reports have detailed common computed tomography (CT) findings in drowning victims, most notably fluid accumulation in the maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses. This CT finding could help forensic doctors to diagnose drowning. This study retrospectively investigated 151 subjects: 39 drowning and 112 non-drowning cases. Pearson's chi-square tests demonstrated that fluid accumulation in the maxillary or sphenoidal sinuses was associated significantly with drowning (p = 0.0001). The sensitivity of the drowning diagnosis was 97%, specificity was 35%, accuracy was 51%, positive predictive value was 34% and negative predictive value was 98%. Drowning was significantly associated with fluid accumulation in the maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses, but the specificity and positive predictive value of the drowning diagnosis were poor. Although the presence of fluid in the maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses cannot be used to diagnose drowning, the absence of the fluid can be used to virtually exclude drowning.