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Diagnosis of Anosmia and Hyposmia: A Systematic Review.

Abdul K SaltagiMohamad Z SaltagiAmit K NagArthur William WuThomas S HigginsAnna KniselyJonathan Y TingElisa A Illing
Published in: Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.) (2021)
The literature includes several studies on validity and reliability for various smell tests in diagnosing anosmia. Along with a thorough history and physical, validated orthonasal smell tests should be part of the workup of the patient with suspected olfactory dysfunction. The most widely studied modality was MRI, but criteria for the timing and sequence of imaging modalities was heterogenous.
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