Role of Imaging in Complications of Sinusitis

Sohag University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Rhinosinusitis Acute; Invasive Fungal Sinusitis (Diagnosis); Rhinosinusitis; Fungal Sinusitis; Rhinosinusitis Chronic; Intracranial Extension; Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Treatments: Radiation: MRI examination of the paranasal sinuses; Radiation: Multislice CT scan of the paranasal sinuses.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05836935

Soh-Med-23-04-02MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to assess the diagnostic performance of CT and MRI in the diagnosis of complications of rhinosinusitis in comparison to clinical and operative findings.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male and female patients diagnosed as sinusitis with clinically suspected complications through history and physical examination (site, onset, character of pain, constitutional symptoms, duration).

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with absolute or relative contraindications for cross sectional imaging including; claustrophobia, metallic implants, pacemaker and prosthetic heart valves for MRI.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Participants

Experimental group

Treatment:

Radiation: MRI examination of the paranasal sinuses

Radiation: Multislice CT scan of the paranasal sinuses.