title: Relevance of conventional radiography in indicating maxillary antral lavage.
abstract: The conventional radiographs of 84 antra were used to study the relationship of radiographic interpretation with the lavage result. In addition, the interpretations by a clinician and a radiologist were compared, showing that there was no significant difference between the predictive accuracy of either. The only reliable radiographic predictor of lavage result was the presence of normality or a fluid level; opacity and so-called mucosal thickening were deemed unreliable and their validity was questioned.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation