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Table 2 Nasal airway CT cross-sectional areas on the narrow sides in 56 cases and 56 controls

From: CT comparison of the nasal airway anterior and posterior to the piriform aperture in patients with and without nasal obstruction

Parameter

Planes

Subjects with nasal obstruction (Cases)

Controls

Narrow

Ant-301

77±25 (64–174)

101±23 (84-116)

 

Ant-601

73±26 (7-138)

97±22 (59–149)

 

Ant-901

87±27 (28–159)

108±26 (57–187)

 

Post-502

89 (65;115)

94 (76;115)

 

Post-802

87 (69;132)

94 (92;120)

 

Post-1002

98 (71;147)

105 (92;120)

  1. 1Mean value ± standard deviation (minimum-maximum) in mm2
  2. 2Median value (lower and upper quartile) in mm2