A Preliminary Study on Sinus Fungus Ball with MicroCT and X-Ray Fluorescence Technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sinus fungus ball, an accumulation of fungal dense concretions, is a common disease in practice, and might cause fatal complications or lead to death once converted into invasive type. Early preoperative diagnosis of this disease can lead to appropriate treatment for patients and prevent multiple surgical procedures. Up to now, the diagnostic criteria of sinus fungus ball have been defined and computed tomography (CT) scan was considered as a valuable preoperative diagnostic tool. However, the sensitivity of clinical CT is only about 62%. Thus, investigating the factors which influence sensitivity is necessary for clinical CT to be a more valuable preoperative diagnosis tool. Furthermore, CT scan usually presents micro-calcifications or spots with metallic density in sin

SUBMITTER: Jiang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792473 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature