Faiza Hassan.
Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI in Detection of Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Taking Histopathology as a Gold Standard.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;31(3):171-6.

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of MRI in detection of invasive fungal sinusitis taking histopathology as gold standard. Methods: Cross sectional study conducted in Department of radiology of tertiary care hospital in Karachi in 6 months period from 27-04-2018 to 26-10-2018.The data was collected by evaluating digital records of patients collected over specified period of time. Results: A complete analysis of cross sectional examination of 282 patients were carried out for evaluation of invasive fungal sinusitis.The study include 149 male and 133 females with a median age of 39.6years.Among the study population invasive fungal sinusitis confirmed with histopathology seen in 46 patients. Conclusion: The present study indicates that MRI should be used as a screening modality for invasive fungal sinusitis.

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