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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT test is not usually indicated for the diagnosis of rhinitis. Clinicians are advised not to routinely perform sinonasal imaging studies in patients with symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.<ref name="pmid25644617">{{cite journal| author=Seidman MD, Gurgel RK, Lin SY, Schwartz SR, Baroody FM, Bonner JR et al.| title=Clinical practice guideline: Allergic rhinitis. | journal=Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | year= 2015 | volume= 152 | issue= 1 Suppl | pages= S1-43 | pmid=25644617 | doi=10.1177/0194599814561600 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25644617 }} </ref> | |||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
Imaging studies such as CT scan are not routinely required for the diagnosis of rhinitis. However, a CT scan may be required when further evaluation is needed, such as in cases of complicated rhinosisinusitis. CT scans are also usually indicated for the evaluation of atrophic rhinitis. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
CT test is not usually indicated for the diagnosis of rhinitis. Clinicians are advised not to routinely perform sinonasal imaging studies in patients with symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.[1]
CT scan
Imaging studies such as CT scan are not routinely required for the diagnosis of rhinitis. However, a CT scan may be required when further evaluation is needed, such as in cases of complicated rhinosisinusitis. CT scans are also usually indicated for the evaluation of atrophic rhinitis.
References
- ↑ Seidman MD, Gurgel RK, Lin SY, Schwartz SR, Baroody FM, Bonner JR; et al. (2015). "Clinical practice guideline: Allergic rhinitis". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 152 (1 Suppl): S1–43. doi:10.1177/0194599814561600. PMID 25644617.