Trigaux J P, Bertrand B M, Van Beers B E
Cliniques Universitaires UCL Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1988;42(5):670-9.
The authors report their experience in the ultrasonic investigation of the maxillary sinuses over a series of 177 cases. The method of examination is presented (B-mode ultrasound scanning) and the results are compared with those of radiology and sinuscopy, the latter being used as the method of reference. The anterior bone wall of the sinus appeared to be the main limitation of the technique. The conclusions of this prospective study suggest that ultrasound may not pretend to replace X-ray radiography but, in selected cases, ultrasound may usefully complement X-ray radiography, particularly in the investigation of possible intrasinusal secretions.
作者报告了他们对177例上颌窦进行超声检查的经验。介绍了检查方法（B型超声扫描），并将结果与放射学和鼻窦镜检查结果进行了比较，后者用作参考方法。鼻窦的前骨壁似乎是该技术的主要限制因素。这项前瞻性研究的结论表明，超声可能无法取代X线摄影，但在某些特定情况下，超声可以有效地补充X线摄影，特别是在检查可能存在的鼻窦内积液方面。
