Near-Infrared Optical Imaging for Diagnosis of Maxillary Sinusitis

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 155; no. 3; p. 538
• Main Authors: Coughlan, Carolyn A, Cerussi, Albert E, Kim, James, Ison, Sean, Bhandarkar, Naveen D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Chronic Disease; Humans; Maxillary Sinusitis - diagnostic imaging; Optical Imaging - instrumentation; Pilot Projects; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; maxillary sinus; acute sinusitis; transillumination; imaging; maxillary sinusitis; chronic sinusitis

Computed tomography (CT) is the current gold standard imaging for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) but is limited by cost, risk of radiation, and difficulty of being performed in the typical outpatient primary care setting. We describe the novel use of a low-cost, handheld technology to deliver an intra...