Muhammad Omer Aamir, Iftikhar Ahmad, Imran Masood Qasmi, Syed Farrukh Nadeem, Nazia Dildar.
Yield of ultrasound in clinically suspected maxillary sinusitis among pediatric patients considering CT findings as gold standard.
Pak J Radiol Jan ;28(2):128-32.

Background: Ultrasonography is a safe, rapid, cost effective and readily available imaging tool in pediatric clinics. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of ultrasonography in clinically suspicious maxillary sinusitis in pediatric patients, taking computed tomography (CT) as gold standard. Material and Methods: This prospective study was conducted from January to July, 2015, enrolling patients of age 3-12 years old and presenting with clinical symptoms of maxillary sinusitis. Both ultrasonography and CT were carried out in all patients. Results: The data were analysed and quantitative metric like sensitivity (Sn = 45%), specificity (Sp= 93%), positive predictive values (PPV= 94%), negative predictive values (NPV= 41%) and accuracy (Acc= 94%) of ultrasonography for detection of maxillary sinusitis were calculated. Conclusions : Ultrasonography offer low sensitivity and high specificity in diagnosis of maxillary sinusitis in pediatric population. Keywords Maxillary sinusitis, Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography

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