Table 2. CT scan findings (n= 109).
Findings | n (%) |
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CT findings in acute sinusitis | |
Mucosal thickening | 49 (44.95) |
Ostiomeatal complex blockade | 41 (37.61) |
Mucoperiosteal reaction | 28 (25.69) |
Hypertrophied turbinates | 19 (17.43) |
Air fluid level | 17 (15.60) |
Hemosinus | 3 (2.75) |
Air bubbles within fluid | 1 (0.92) |
CT findings in chronic sinusitis | |
Mucosal thickening | 31 (28.44) |
Ostiomeatal complex blockade | 18 (16.51) |
Polyps | 12 (11.01) |
Calcification | 6 (5.50) |
Hyperostosis of bone | 5 (4.59) |
Sinonasal polyposis | 5 (4.59) |
Pattern of chronic sinusitis | |
Ostiomeatal complex pattern | 14 (12.84) |
Sporadic pattern | 12 (11.01) |
Sinonasal polyposis pattern | 5 (4.59) |
Sphenometal recess pattern | 4 (3.67) |
Infundibular pattern | 3 (2.75) |