ESS - Chapter Five

Radiographic imaging of the nasal cavity and para nasal sinuses are essential for evaluation and planning. The routine imaging has been used for more than 5 decades, by the physicians, they correlate well only in acute sinusitis, indicated by air fluid level. Accurate assessment of the bony framework, soft tissue, anatomical variation, inflammatory and other pathological lesion of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity has been only possible with increased availability of CT scans. On the other hand MRI provides more information about soft tissue of the face, head and neck, skull base and central nervous system.