Use of A-mode ultrasound for diagnosis of sinus disease in young children.
A-mode ultrasound appears to objectively measure mucoperiosteal thickening and presence or absence of fluid with as much accuracy as Water's view radiographs. This technique affords the office practitioner a fast, reliable, and objective means of assessing sinus disease and plotting the course of its treatment without unnecessary ionizing radiation.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography