Olfactory Bulb Volume Changes in Patients With Nasal Septal Deviation

Autor: Reha Aydin, Mustafa Acikgoz, Mahmut Özkiriş, Levent Saydam, Zeliha Kapusuz Gencer
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 28:e203-e207
ISSN: 1049-2275
Popis: OBJECTIVES The olfactory bulb (OB) plays a pivotal role in the processing of olfactory information. The aim of this study was to investigate the OB volume changes and its possible associations with nasal septal deviation. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Otolaryngology Department of Bozok University School of Medicine and Neurology Department of Yozgat State Hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Ninety patient's cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies (46 males and 44 females, mean age 36 ± 13.4 years; range 18-56 years) with isolated nasal septal deviations were recruited for the study. Olfactory bulb volumes in all study subjects were evaluated in T2-weighted coronal MRI images by planimetric manual contouring. RESULTS Nasal septal deviation angles were found to range between 5° and 23.21° (mean 13.6° ± 3.58°). The right-sided deviations included 17 mild (
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