title: [The diagnostic value of high-resolution ultrasonography for detecting anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular joint].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the diagnostic value of high-resolution ultrasonography for detecting of anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADDWR) of temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five participants with 40 TMJs which were initially diagnosed as ADDWR were included. All the participants got both high-resolution ultrasonography and MRI examination. The results of MRI in diagnosis of ADDWR were considered as gold standard. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predict value, negative predict value, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio were calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 40 TMJs, MRI revealed that there were 23 TMJs with ADDWR, and 17 disease-free. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predict value, negative predict value, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of high-resolution ultrasonography were 82.6%, 94.1%, 92.5%, 0.95, 0.80, 14.04, 0.19, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high-resolution ultrasonography has a relatively high diagnostic value in detecting ADDWR of TMJ.
authors: Dept. of Stomatology, The First People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang 641000, China.
authors: Jieping
authors: J
authors: Yang
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Liu
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Zhong
authors: Hongwei
authors: H
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders