title: Use of ultrasound in detection of sinus disease in children.
abstract: A prospective study utilizing a small, portable A-Mode ultrasound apparatus (Sinus-V 2500 Radionics Medical) was undertaken to screen children with signs and symptoms of sinusitis. Fifty-three children (age 2-16 years) were tested both by ultrasound and compared to standard radiographs of the paranasal sinuses. The sensitivity of the ultrasound to evaluate small, developing paranasal sinuses in children was low (22%). Sinus pathology, particularly mucosal thickening, was difficult to confirm. However, even opacified sinuses were only detectable in 58% of the time. Therefore, portable ultrasound devices to detect sinus disease in children, have limited usefulness for this particular population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, University of Alabama, Children's Hospital, Birmingham 35233.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hotaling
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiponis
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography