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For correct diagnosis and rational treatment of disorders of the sence of smell, it is obviously necessary to determine the exact area of disturbance, the severity and cause of the disorder, and to apply treatment directed toward removal of the causal and predisposing factors.
As accurate information concerning the condition of the olfactory fissure in such disturbances might aid in their diagnosis, a double contrast x-ray study of the olfactory fissure was made. Eight types were classified on the basis of the x-ray findings and their relationship to disorders of the sence of smell was investigated.
