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frontal sinus

[¦frənt·əl ′sī·nəs]
(anatomy)
Either of a pair of air spaces within the frontal bone above the nasal bridge.
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The forensic importance of frontal sinus radiographs.
Radiographic alterations of the frontal sinus morphology according to variations of the vertical angle in posteroanterior radiographs of the skull/Alteracoes radiograficas da morfologia dos seios frontais variando o angulo vertical em radiografias postero-anteriores
The infundibulum frontale is a funnel-shaped narrowing at the inferior aspect of the frontal sinus, extending toward the floor of the frontal sinus ostium.
Imaging of the paediatric paranasal sinuses
Analysis showed that 18.2% (n = 6) of the 33 skulls showed complete agenesis of the frontal sinus; 9.1% (n = 3) had unilateral agenesis and 72.8% (n = 24) presented the two sinuses.
Study on the development of frontal sinuses by morphometric analysis of the skull/Estudo referente ao desenvolvimento dos seios frontais pela analise morfometrica do cranio
Cranial MRI studies demonstrated an irregular hyperintense lesion in T2 FLAIR and T1 FLAIR which originated from the right frontal sinus and advanced to the intracranial space, did not invade the intracerebral space, and had contrast enhancement (Figure 1).
Epidural empyema caused by frontal sinus aspergillosis/ Epidural ampiyeme neden olan frontal sinus aspergillomu
CT scan revealed extensive sinus disease with attenuated material and erosion, involving the ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary sinuses bilaterally along with the right frontal sinus. Erosions were noted in the right inferior orbital wall and the disease was noted to involve the inferior oblique and medial rectus muscles, pushing right optic nerve superiorly.
Neuronavigation assisted endoscopic sinus surgery
Identification of human remains by comparison of frontal sinus radiographs: a series of four cases.
The role of radiography in forensic dental practice
Men outnumbered women by 50%, median age was 37 years, frontal sinus was the most common location, and all patients were symptomatic with headache, visual changes, sinusitis, pain, and proptosis/globe displacement being the most frequent symptoms.
Sino-orbital osteoma: a clinicopathologic study of 45 surgically treated cases with emphasis on tumors with osteoblastoma-like features
Although the typical patient is still a young male involved in a motor vehicle accident, the rate of the most severe frontal sinus fracture--the through-and-through--decreased from 40% to just 3% from 1986 to 2002, Bradley Strong, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
Frontal sinus fractures less severe with air bags
Obliteration and reconstruction of the cat frontal sinus, Arch.
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The mass demonstrated intracranial extension, with much of the posterior cortex of the left frontal sinus eroded or thinned.
Low-grade sinonasal sarcoma with neural and myogenic features
Identification using frontal sinus by three-dimensional reconstruction from computed tomography.
The Morphology of the Sphenoid Air Sinus from Childhood to Early Adulthood (1 to 25 years) Utilizing 3D Reconstructed Images/ La Morfologia del Seno Esfenoidal desde la Infancia hasta la Adultez Temprana (1 a 25 Anos) Utilizando Imagenes Reconstruidas en 3D
The interior is excavated to form a number of irregular spaces, partially divided by bony septa and communicate with frontal sinus (Singh and Kumar, 1993).
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