Rizwana Rehman Bazai, Abdul Latif Kakar, Muhammad Arif Achakzai, Asmatullah Achakzai, Jahan Zaib Kakar.
Examine the association between imaging technologies of para-nasal sinuses in sinusitis patients.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(4):756-8.

Aim : To evaluate the association between modern imaging technologies (X -rays and CT scan) of para-nasal sinuses in clinically diagnosed sinusitis patients. Study Design: Comparative/Observational Place & duration of study : Department s of Diagnostic Radiology and ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Civil Hospital Quetta from 1st October 2018 to 31st March 2019. Methods: Fifty five patients of both genders, age between 2 - 55 years whom had resulted acute and chronic sinusitis disorder by clinically examination were included. All patients were referred to department of radiology for examine the diagnostic accuracy of para-nasal sinuses under x-ray and CT scan. Radiological results of X-ray were associated with CT scan in both chronic and acute sinusitis resulted patients. Results: Thirty three (60%) patients were male while rest 22 (40 %) were female. 12 (21.82%) patients were aged between 20 to 29 years, 13 (23.64%) patients had ages of 30 to 39 years, 18 (32.72%) patients were aged between 40 to 49 years and 12 (21.82%) patients were ages >49 years. From all 55 patients 26 (47.27%) ha d found acute sinusitis while 29 (52.73%) had found chronic sinusitis by clinically normal x-ray observation, when these patients were diagnosed by CT scan, from 26 acute sinusitis patients, 18 (69.23%) patients had found acute sinusitis while 8 (30.77%) had found no positive result. From 29 chronic patients, 22 (75.86%) had found positive results while 7 (24.14%) had not found chronic sinusitis. Conclusion: The X-rays plays an important role for diagnosing of para -nasal sinuses, but nowadays, modern and advanced CT scan and MRI provide an accurate finding for diagnosing para-nasal sinuses of sinusitis patients.

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