CT analysis of the anterior nasal airway based on the direction of nasal airflow in patients with nasal obstruction and trauma controls.
Aris Ioannis GiotakisGerlig WidmannErik MallienFelix RiechelmannHelen HepptHerbert RiechelmannPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
Cross-sectional areas of the anterior nose perpendicular to the direction of nasal airflow, which is considered relevant in terms of flow physics, can be reliably measured using CT. Anterior nasal cavities in patients with nasal obstruction were more asymmetric and, as a whole, narrower than in controls, the latter of which is not corrected by routine septoplasty.