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Charing Cross CT protocol for endoscopic sinus surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. Rowe-Jones*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
I. Mackay
Affiliation:
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
I. Colquhoun
Affiliation:
Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
*
Mr J. Rowe-Jones, Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Fuiham Palace Road, London W6 8RE

Abstract

The Charing Cross computerized tomography protocol for imaging the paranasal sinuses uses 2 mm thick slices with table increments of 8 mm: 10 to 12 coronal and two axial images are produced. These provide the necessary information for diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis and safe endoscopic sinus surgery. The technique is quicker and cheaper than previously described protocols and exposes the lens of the eye to less radiation

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Main Articles
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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