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Chronic maxillary sinusitis: a comparison of osteological and CT methods of diagnosis
Objective
To assess the differences between endoscopic and radiological methods of analysis for diagnosing chronic maxillary sinusitis (CMS) in archaeological skeletal remains.
Materials
32 crania from a Dutch post-medieval rural population.
Methods
We assessed the presence of bone changes indicative of CMS (i.e., bone growth and bone resorption) both endoscopically and through computed tomography (CT), and then compared results.
Results
We observed moderate agreement between bone growth scores obtained through endoscopy and CT, and fair agreement when assessing bone resorption.
Conclusions
CMS prevalence rates observed through CT may be comparable to rates assessed endoscopically, although caution is needed when making direct comparisons.
Significance
This is the first study comparing data obtained through endoscopy and...
Show moreObjective
To assess the differences between endoscopic and radiological methods of analysis for diagnosing chronic maxillary sinusitis (CMS) in archaeological skeletal remains.
Materials
32 crania from a Dutch post-medieval rural population.
Methods
We assessed the presence of bone changes indicative of CMS (i.e., bone growth and bone resorption) both endoscopically and through computed tomography (CT), and then compared results.
Results
We observed moderate agreement between bone growth scores obtained through endoscopy and CT, and fair agreement when assessing bone resorption.
Conclusions
CMS prevalence rates observed through CT may be comparable to rates assessed endoscopically, although caution is needed when making direct comparisons.
Significance
This is the first study comparing data obtained through endoscopy and radiological methods in the study of CMS, informing paleopathologists about potential biases in data comparison.
Limitations
Our small sample size likely impacted results.
Suggestions for further research
Further research is advised to fully explore the comparability of endoscopic and radiological method of analysis in the study of sinusitis.
Data Availability
The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available upon request.
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- Casna, M.; Schrader, S. A.
- Date
- 2024-04-20
- Volume
- 45
- Pages
- 30 - 34
Funding
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- NWO
- Grant number
- PGW.21.008