Fig 1.
The axial (a) and coronal (b) CT image of case No.3 and the photograph of fungus ball taken through an endoscope (c) (The total length of scale bar shown in (a) and (b) is 5 cm.).
Table 1.
The detail of fourteen sinus fungus ball cases and specimen.
Fig 2.
The microscopic evaluation shows the presence of characteristic broad, aspergillus hyphae and a large of chronic inflammatory cell.
The scale bar is 50 microns. (Hematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification ×200.).
Fig 3.
The microCT coronal image (a), 3D reconstruction result (b) and segmented micro-calcifications and spots with metallic density (c) of No. 3 specimen. The scale bar shown in (a) and (c) is 500 microns.
Fig 4.
Fluorescence spectrum of specimen No.3 (a) and mucosa (b) show high concentration of Ca and Zn elements in the specimen No.3.