title: [A- and B-mode ultrasound diagnosis in diseases of the paranasal sinuses and soft tissues of the face].
abstract: A-mode ultrasonography in paranasal sinus disease for 13 years and of B-mode ultrasonography for 10 years provide the experience to define the role of both diagnostic imaging procedures in various processes of the paranasal sinuses and the overlaying soft tissues. While A-mode ultrasonography of the maxillary and frontal sinus remains an excellent screening method for initial examinations and follow up controls, the improved imaging quality of B-mode ultrasonography facilitates diagnosis in case of ethmoid sinus involvement and in lesions of the facial soft tissues. In infantile sinusitis, ultrasonography is far more reliable than conventional x-ray projections. The global conformity for this method depends on the localization of the affected sinus and on the nature of the disease process.
mesh_terms: D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000293:injuries; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ultraschalldiagnostik im A- und B-Bild bei Erkrankungen der Nebenhöhlen und der fazialen Weichteile.