Includes bibliographical references and index

The time should have passed when the radiologist produced the images he was asked
for and the ENT surgeon took them and made his own interpretation as the basis for
the decision on conservative or surgical treatment.
The optimal information from images is obtained from interdisciplinary discussion,
sitting together as long as time allows. Without a doubt the neuroradiologist or the head
and neck radiologist can describe the imaging findings in the most detailed way. On the
other hand he or she depends to a high degree on the hopefully precisely formulated
questions of the clinical partner. Sometimes the interdisciplinary discussion results in
the recommendation of further imaging by the radiologist. This personal contact with
the specialty clinician also ensures familiarity with the latest therapeutic options, which
eases the interpretation of postoperative images.
This monograph combines in an ideal way the expertise of a superbly skilled head and
neck radiologist and a rhinologist who is one of the pioneers of modern endonasal surgery, using endoscope and microscope as indispensable surgical tools. The book gives
clear guidance on the necessary imaging and the findings, as well as interpretation of
all types of nose and sinus pathology and general guidelines for treatment, particularly
surgery, resulting from interdisciplinary discussion. It deals with anatomy, CT and MR
techniques of study, inflammatory diseases, tumors, and post-treatment imaging. This
is a particularly effective way forward in one of the most fascinating fields of modern
otorhinolaryngology.
I wish this book a wide readership among neuroradiologists and head and neck
radiologists, as well as ENT, head and neck, and maxillo-facial surgeons.