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ArticleImaging science in dentistry2022

Magnetic resonance imaging study of incidental findings in the paranasal sinuses and ostiomeatal complex.

Faezeh Yousefi, Mina Mollabashi, Abbas Shokri, Emad Tavakoli, Maryam Farhadian, Ali Tavakoli

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Article in Imaging science in dentistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Faezeh YousefiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2192-4918
Mina MollabashiDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6531-1764
Abbas ShokriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-3672
Emad TavakoliDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0056-6798
Maryam FarhadianDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6054-9850
Ali TavakoliDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3680-5834
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to assess incidental abnormal findings in the paranasal sinuses and anatomical variations of the ostiomeatal complex (OMC) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Materials and Methods: MRI scans of 616 patients (mean age, 44.0±19.4 years) were evaluated. Prior to obtaining the MRI scans, a checklist of patients' clinical symptoms was filled out after obtaining their consent. The Lund-Mackay classification was used to assess the paranasal sinuses and OMC. The prevalence of abnormal findings and their associations with patients' age, sex, and subjective symptoms were analyzed by the chi-square test, independent-sample t-test, and analysis of variance. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: Abnormal findings in the paranasal sinuses were detected in 32.0% of patients, with a significantly higher prevalence in males ( Conclusion: Considering the relatively high prevalence of abnormal findings in the paranasal sinuses, it appears that clinical symptoms alone are not sufficient to diagnose sinusitis. A more accurate strategy would be to assess radiographic images of the paranasal sinuses and use a classification system. Sinusitis should be suspected in patients receiving a high score in this classification.

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Incidental FindingsMagnetic Resonance ImagingNasal SeptumParanasal Sinuses

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