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14690654

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the study was to investigate the diagnostic value of ultrasonography (US) in orbital floor fractures and orbital rim fractures with a curved array scanner. Over a period of 10 months, 60 patients with an orbital trauma have been investigated. Orbital trauma was defined by clinical and ophthalmologic investigation. Computed tomography (CT) was used as the reference method to evaluate the diagnostic value of US in the determination of an orbital floor fracture and was performed by a well-experienced radiologist. Coronal and sagittal images were made. The US investigation was performed with a 7.5 MHz curved array transducer.The US investigation of the infraorbital rim showed a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 92% with a diagnostic accuracy of 92%. The positive predictive value (PPV) reached 91% and the negative predictive value (NPV) reached 92%, while the US investigation of the orbital floor showed a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 100% with a diagnostic accuracy of 98%. PPV reached 100% and NPV reached 77%. Ultrasonography is a cost-effective and widely available method without disadvantages such as radiation exposure. The results in the current study imply that ultrasonography can be used as an alternative method in the investigation of orbital floor fractures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0901-5027
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The diagnostic value of ultrasonography in the detection of orbital floor fractures with a curved array transducer.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Innsbruck, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Innsbruck. siegfried.jank@gmx.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial