Diagnostic orientation and radiological assessment of anosmia
Vignaux, O.; Raveau, V.; Marsot-Dupuch, K.
Annales de Radiologie 35(6): 460-464
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4185 PMID: 1300088 Document Number: 401569
The olfactory system is made up of the olfactory epithelium, bulbs and tracts, together with olfactory areas in the brain. Anosmia may results from benign and malignant nasal sinus lesions, but also from lesions involving the CNS structures involved in olfaction. The purpose of this article is to review the different diagnose of anosmia and their CT or MR imaging characteristics.