DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF MRI IN DETECTION OF INVASIVE FUNGAL SINUSITIS TAKING HISTOPATHOLOGY AS A GOLD STANDARD.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of MRI in detection of invasive fungal sinusitis taking histopathology as gold standard. METHODS: Cross sectional study conducted in department of radiology of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi in 6 months period from 27-04-2018 to 26-10-2018.The data was collected by evaluating digital records of patients collected over specified period of time. RESULTS: A complete analysis of cross sectional examination of 282 patients were carried out for evaluation of invasive fungal sinusitis. The study include 149 male and 133 females with a median age of 39.6 years. Among the study population invasive fungal sinusitis confirmed with histopathology seen in 46 patients. CONCLUSION: The present study indicates that MRI should be used as a screening modality for invasive fungal sinusitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]