Open AccessIncidental paranasal sinus inflammatory changes in a Jordanian population
Author(s) -
Mansour Hiari,
Mansour Hiari
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1998.4.2.308
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , paranasal sinuses , magnetic resonance imaging , sinus (botany) , radiology , sinusitis , retrospective cohort study , population , pathology , surgery , botany , environmental health , psychiatry , biology , genus
A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of abnormalities in the paranasal sinuses in Jordanian patients who had undergone magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] scans for neurological signs and symptoms. The T2-weighted axial MRI scans of 280 patients were studied. Of these patients, 64.3% showed one or more abnormality. Mucosal thickening was the most common abnormality observed and the ethmoid sinuses the most commonly affected site. Incidental paranasal sinus inflammatory changes are a common finding in MRI scans performed for patients primarily scanned for neurological diseases. MRI is a sensitive method for assessing soft tissue abnormalities including inflammatory changes