title: [Ultrasound imaging of nasal bone fractures with a 20-MHz ultrasound scanner].
abstract: High frequency B-scan ultrasonography is a proven method for the assessment of skin tumors and evaluation of the thickness of skin and cartilage layers. Only limited studies have used sonography to examine bony structures. Our goal was to evaluate the importance of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of nasal fractures. Patients with clinical and/or radiological evidence for such fractures were also examined with 20 MHz B-scan ultrasonography. Results of sonography demonstrated a significant correlation with the nasal fractures present, indicating that additional radiographic examinations are unnecessary in certain cases.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Medizinischen Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Danter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Siegert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weerda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ultrasonographische Darstellung von Nasenbeinfrakturen mit einem 20-MHz-Ultraschallgerät.