X-ray of the maxillary sinuses: a description of the method, indications and contraindications
- X-ray in genyantema
- A picture of genyantritis
X-ray of the maxillary sinuses is a diagnostic method for examining the maxillary sinus sinus.
It is aimed at identifying deviations, infectious processes and various pathological formations.
Radiography of internal structures of the maxillary sinuses determines various degrees of changes in the mucous membrane, cysts, tumors and foreign bodies.
Unlike CT and MRI, X-ray examination has a lower level of safety due to radiation, with which the image is obtained.
The x-ray of the maxillary sinuses takes from 15 to 20 minutes, is performed by a radiologist in two projections, standing or lying down. The resulting summary projection image of the cavities of the paranasal sinuses allows the doctor to make the correct diagnosis and start a specific treatment.
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Preparation for X-ray of maxillary sinuses is not required. The method of investigation is carried out urgently with injuries or acute conditions free of charge in the direction of the doctor or paid in private clinics and medical centers.
If the symptoms persist for a long time against the background of the therapy, a second examination is performed a month after the last visit. Chronic diseases of the paranasal sinuses lead to the development of complications, inflammation of the meninges or eye sockets, the classic panoramic X-ray image reflects the first changes in the bones of the facial skeleton.
Indications for X-rays of the maxillary sinuses include:
- clinical signs of sinusitis (nasal congestion, facial pain when leaning forward and percussion);
- caries of the upper teeth, implant surgery;
- polyposis of nasal concha;
- tumors;
- cysts;
- injuries;
- foreign bodies;
- bleeding;
- headache of unclear etiology.
X-ray of the maxillary sinuses reveals characteristic shadows with sinusitis or fluid level (pus) in cases of severe bacterial infection. Subtotal and total darkening of the walls of the maxillary sinuses allows one to suspect proliferative changes in the background of parietal hyperplastic sinusitis.
Contraindication to the x-ray of the maxillary sinuses is the period of pregnancy, international studies on the limitation of radiation exposure, the teratogenic effect on the fetus has been proved, especially in the early stages.
The cost of X-ray of maxillary sinuses is in Moscow from 1200 to 1900 rubles, in Voronezh from 1000 to 1500 rubles, in Kursk from 1100 to 1800 rubles, the prices also depend on the organization in which the survey is conducted.
X-ray of the sinuses in sinusitis: the difference between the x-rays of the nasal sinuses with sinusitis and a healthy person
The x-ray of the nasal sinuses in the genyantritis reveals characteristic changes that allow one to suspect pathological inflammatory changes in the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus.The nasal sinuses of a healthy person are the dark semi-oval formations located on both sides of the nose.The degree of intensity of sinus staining on an X-ray is determined by comparison with a tinge of the eye sockets.
In acute catarrhal sinusitis, signs of a beginner inflammation are a decrease in airway cavity, the formation of an infiltrate of the inner shell of the sinus floor, which is manifested by the thickening of the tissue layer. The x-ray of the nasal sinuses will show darkening on one or both sides, tightening the nasal passages and jaws of the maxillary.
In acute serous or purulent sinusitis, in addition to reducing pneumatization, the pathological content is determined - the horizontal level of the fluid (exudate, pus). In the case of partial or complete filling of the sinus with pus, a puncture is required to prevent breakthrough in the bones of the facial skull, latticed sinuses and external meninges.
In chronic sinusitis, the x-ray of the sinuses determines hyperplastic proliferation of the mucosa, the presence of polyps and adhesions.In chronic pathology, the process often spreads to the bone, causing osteomyelitis of the facial skeleton, when suspected of requiring a powerful antibiotic treatment.
To make an x-ray of nasal sinuses at a genyantritis in St.-Petersburg and Novosibirsk on a direction of the doctor it is possible free of charge in the state organizations (an out-patient department, a hospital).
A picture of a genyantritis: that it is possible to learn or find out, as the pus looks or appears and what for the repeated picture is necessary
A picture of genyantritis in an adult or child allows you to assess the degree of inflammation, determine the presence or absence of fluid.Depending on the type of pathology, the doctor prescribes a specific therapy or physiotherapy procedures.
According to the received data it is possible to suspect the etiology of sinusitis, to appoint the right treatment.
In allergic sinusitis due to puffy growths of the mucous membrane of the sinuses, a chronic runny nose develops, requiring the use of antihistamines. With exudative viral rhinitis in the sinuses, there is a decrease in pneumatization, a thickening of the mucous membrane lining the bottom, a general darkening of the sinus.
If a secondary bacterial infection joins, the doctor must prescribe specific drugs against her growth. Chronic sinusitis is dangerous by the growing atrophy of the mucous membrane, a persistent runny nose and dystrophic changes in the bones.
Pus in the picture of maxillary sinus after bacterial infection is defined as the horizontal level of the fluid or total darkening of the sinus. Purulent effusion is dangerous for the development of complications, melting of the bones of the facial skull with the involvement of the brain tissue in the process. Clinically manifested severe severity in the near-nasal area with a forward tilt, headaches, high fever and symptoms of general intoxication.
Why do you take a second shot with genyantritis?In cases of severe disease, when there are signs of fluid accumulation, despite the conduct treatment, during the transition of sinusitis to the chronic hyperplastic phase, a second examination is performed.
A repeated picture of sinusitis helps the doctor evaluate the treatment, and in some cases, change the tactics of drug therapy or send the patient for surgery.
What usually can not be seen in the pictures?According to the picture, it is impossible to determine the cause of sinusitis in the patient, the initial process of inflammation due to the absence of pronounced changes. The first phases of osteomyelitis or odontogenic sinusitis are also difficult to identify even to an experienced specialist.
In large cities, for example, in Minsk, the procedure is carried out in modern clinics, where not only X-ray, but also magnetic resonance methods are available.
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Features, as the genyantritis on a roentgen
Many people are interested in what the genyantitis looks like in the picture. When diagnosing a disease, a simple person will not be able to properly identify it; as the genyantritis on a picture looks, the experienced ENT can tell only.Only specialists know how the detection of maxillary sinuses occurs, as it looks like maxillary sinusitis on the x-ray.
What does an x-ray scan show for sinusitis?
Usually the doctor first of all pays attention to the nasal sinuses. In the normal state, they are not pneumatized, therefore, the X-ray image will show a mapping in the form of dark semi-oval formations on either side of the nasal cavity. It is worth noting that the x-ray passes through air tissue formations and has no reflections from them. Thus, on the X-ray itself, reflection will not be fixed.
If there is a liquid in the cavity of the liquid, a large darkening is observed. As an example, one of the radiographs, which describes an experienced doctor. He notes that the definition of maxillary sinuses does not depend on the level and type of darkening. This does not mean that there is sinusitis in the picture. In the same way, one can not immediately determine and fronts. Sinusitis is an inflammatory disease of the sinuses of the nose. They will contain the following types of liquid:
- Catarrhal.
- Mucous.
- Purulent.
In the picture, it can be noted in this disease the presence of a black shade of sinuses with a light infiltrative substance inside. By the presence of sharp contrast, the doctor can distinguish the pathology from the normal state. Remember that not always such a picture on the x-ray can indicate the presence of the disease. Therefore, do not engage in self-medication, and immediately go to a consultation with LOR. When he determines that there is PPN, therefore, will prescribe treatment for sinusitis.
The frontitis or sinusitis can be traced on the x-ray due to the presence of existing light shadows on the background of the black cavity around the nose. However, everything is not as simple as it seems. The fact is that if a purulent or catarrhal substance is formed, then in the picture it will not be in the form of a shadow. Rounded darkening appears with tumor formation or cysts. If the malignant formation of the paranasal sinuses begins to grow, then this growth can only be seen after a certain period of time. Cysts are likewise able to increase in their sizes in different directions proportionally.
What can not be recognized on an X-ray?
It is determined that sinusitis, purulent or catarrhal can be seen in the picture of the nasal sinuses. But there are such things that can not be seen on the x-ray: this is a morphological type of infiltrate substrate. Pus and a simple inflammatory fluid on the X-ray look the same. In order to recognize the morphological type of the structure, it is necessary to do a sinus puncture.Some doctors say that if pus is present, slightly light shades will appear, and if there is swelling, the whole shade of the picture will be uniform. But experts say that this information is not confirmed, since it is necessary to study this in detail.
Without contrast X-ray, it is impossible to determine the cyst or tumor formation. The disease is clearly visible and on a simple picture of a direct projection. To know for sure the exact diagnosis, you can perform additional examination in the form of nosopodbornoy, collateral and axial projection.
Remember that only a doctor should make a conclusion and prescribe appropriate therapy.
It is strictly forbidden to engage in self-diagnosis and self-medication.
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X-ray of the sinuses of the nose
X-ray of the paranasal sinuses is a diagnostic study that is used in otolaryngology.
Indications for the purpose of this study are:
- trauma to the bones of the nose and the facial part of the skull (closed, open);
- bleeding from the nose of an unknown origin;
- suspicion of sinusitis (in the presence of symptoms such as headache, shortness of nasal breathing, runny nose, fever);
- suspected polypoid formations, cysts or tumors in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses;
- suspicion of foreign objects in the nasal cavity;
- evaluation of the dynamics of the therapeutic process;
- Preparation for surgical procedures in the nose or paranasal sinuses.
The x-ray of the paranasal sinuses is a reliable method, providing the necessary information about the pathologies of the nose and paranasal cavities (congenital or acquired), as well as the curvature of the nasal septum.
X-ray of the sinuses in sinus
The x-ray of the nose and paranasal sinuses is most often recommended for sinusitis, an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the maxillary paranasal sinuses. With this disease it is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis only on the basis of complaints, anamnesis, external examination.
On an x-ray photograph of the sinuses of the nose, a specialist can see the filling of the sinuses with pus (often clearly visualized level of pathological exudates), and this sign is the basis for confirmation of maxillary sinusitis. Purulent fluid in the paranasal sinuses looks like a darkening in the right or left part or on both sides - depending on the localization of the pathology. Also, if there are blackouts on the edges, you can talk about the parietal thickening of the mucous membrane of the sinuses.
How do x-rays of the sinuses of the nose?
To make an x-ray of the paranasal sinuses, no special preparation is required. This diagnostic procedure is performed on an outpatient basis and takes no more than two minutes. The only thing that is worth remembering to the patient is that before the procedure it is necessary to remove all the things from the metal.
As a rule, radiography is performed in two projections - occipital-chin and occipital-frontal. The patient is in the standing position. In some cases, other types of projection can be used, and also a targeted survey of a certain paranasal sinus can be performed. The picture is taken when breathing is delayed. After that, the resulting image is sent for decryption.
On the X-ray, the maxillary, frontal paranasal sinuses, and also the trellis labyrinth are perfectly visualized. The radiologist when decoding the image assesses the condition of bone tissue, the state of the nasal cavity of the nose and surrounding tissues.
In the case when the x-ray image of the nasal sinus is completely darkened, additional research - computer or magnetic resonance imaging, giving volumetric images. This is due to the fact that this characteristic can not be assessed unequivocally: it can speak
as a sinusitis (inflammation of the paranasal sinus), and the swelling of the tissues. Also as a method of additional research, contrast radiography can be used.Contraindications to the x-ray of the sinuses of the nose
Radiography of the nasal sinuses is a fairly safe procedure, and the dose of radiation the patient receives is minimal. However, it is not recommended to conduct this study during pregnancy. Only in exceptional cases can the physician insist on carrying an X-ray to pregnant women, when the possible risk of the disease exceeds the damage to the fetus during the procedure.
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How does a genyantritis in a picture
Sinusitis can be diagnosed in many ways. One of the most reliable is the diagnosis of an X-ray. In the picture, the inflamed maxillary sinus looks like a vessel partially filled with a turbid liquid.
Sinusitis is a chronic disease that is an inflammation of the mucous membrane in the maxillary sinuses. Usually the causes of maxillary sinusitis are complications after the transferred infectious diseases or chronic rhinitis.Maxillary sinusitis on X-ray
On the X-ray, which is done for the diagnosis of sinusitis, you can see the frontal bones of the skull, eye sockets, nasal passages. Under the eye sockets are the maxillary sinuses. If you look at a picture of the maxillary sinuses of a patient with sinusitis, you can see a distinct cloudiness in the region of the maxillary sinus. This turbidity indicates that there is liquid in it. In the normal state, the maxillary sinus is filled not with liquid, but with air. In a healthy person, the color of the maxillary sinuses in the image is the same as that of the eye sockets. If the color of the sinuses is more reminiscent of the color of the bone, that is, it is not dark, but whitish-matte - hence, there is liquid in them. Usually the sinus is filled with a liquid not by 100%. This effect is called the effect of "milk in a glass" - the sinus looks like a vessel that is not completely filled with whitish liquid.
Another sign of sinusitis - on the x-ray of the maxillary sinus clearly shows its marginal darkening. It has sharp contours and the same width all over the sinus. The reason for the dimming is mucosal edema.
The maxillary sinuses from the inside are lined with a thin layer of mildly innervated mucosa. A small number of nerves affects the weak carrying out of painful impulses, as a result of which inflammation of the maxillary sinus can proceed for a long time without any symptoms.
Diagnostic Problems
While the sinus is filled with fluid incompletely - sinusitis can be diagnosed by the picture. When the fluid fills the sinus one hundred percent, the x-ray of the sinuses will have a solid blackout and the sinusitis will be difficult to diagnose.
In cases where the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus has a significant thickness, sinusitis can be diagnosed by the following feature: X-ray image in the oblique position of the head in the chin-nasal projection, the lumen of the maxillary sinus has a strong darkening.
It is not necessary to be engaged in diagnostics and treatment of a genyantritis independently. It is better to consult an otolaryngologist and carry out the necessary diagnostic procedures (for example, diaphanoscopy).
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Photographic materials
In this section we have collected for you photographic materials containing X-rays of the maxillary sinuses in the normal state and with various kinds of sinusitis. They will help you to know what the sinuses of a healthy person differ from sinuses in sinusitis, sinusitis, front.
The x-ray of the paranasal sinuses is normal
An x-ray at a genyantritis in the form of a blackout with the top horizontal level (similarly at front)
X-ray for right-sided maxillary sinusitis
X-ray for allergic sinusitis
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How often can I do an x-ray of the sinuses?
Answers:
Helene Helen
There are no such recommendations as it is often possible to do an x-ray. With modern equipment, the radiation load is not large. If a person suffers for example pneumonia, then sometimes it takes up to 4 or 5 shots to do it within 2 months. It certainly is not from a good life, but if necessary, then, it is necessary.
And about a genyantritis. ENT usually sees the genyantritis and the clinical picture. But to confirm all the same, a picture is taken (there is a real purulent maxillary sinusitis when there is a question about the puncture of the maxillary sinuses). Still, with genyantritis, the discharge is usually purulent. And if transparent and long, it can about an allergic rhinitis to think. You can make a rhinocytogram or try to heal with some anti-allergic drops
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Grigory Miroshin
Zuhra! Your question is legitimate. However, any x-ray examination should be justified and shown. Sense it to do just so, out of interest, there is no. For example, there is a question for the doctor, whether the patient has pneumonia or not. According to objective survey data, it seems to be there. Naturally, we need to prove its existence. Chest X-ray is performed. The diagnosis is confirmed, appropriate treatment is given and after some time the control examination is done to confirm the result of the treatment. All. The diagnosis is not confirmed, which means that the treatment will be undertaken by another, less saturated, if the situation requires it. In my opinion, a normal doctor will never prescribe this examination without clear indications. Health to you!
