Garel C, Elmaleh M, François M, Narcy P, Hassan M
Department of Radiology, Robert Debre Hospital, Paris.
Pediatr Radiol. 1994;24(8):554-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02012730.
An ultrasonographic study of the tongue and the floor of the mouth was performed in 30 healthy children (aged from 1 day to 15 years) in order to assess the normal US anatomy of this region. The scans were performed in sagittal and coronal planes with a 7.5-mHz transducer. Moreover, 22 children (aged from 1 day to 15 years) presenting with various clinical symptoms underwent US examination. This series included infectious and congenital diseases. The US findings were correlated with surgery and pathology in 19 cases, with the clinical follow-up in 2 cases and with the nuclear study in 1 case. In each case, US could anatomically locate the lesion with very good accuracy. We conclude that US of the tongue and the floor of the mouth in children yields overall very good accuracy in the investigation of diseases of this region. In this study, our purpose was (1) to evaluate the normal sonographic anatomy of the tongue and the floor of the mouth in children and (2) to determine whether it was possible to correctly localize various lesions and to evaluate their nature in order to guide the therapeutic approach.
对30名健康儿童（年龄从1天至15岁）进行了舌部及口底的超声检查，以评估该区域正常的超声解剖结构。扫描在矢状面和冠状面进行，使用7.5兆赫的探头。此外，对22名出现各种临床症状的儿童（年龄从1天至15岁）进行了超声检查。该系列包括感染性疾病和先天性疾病。19例的超声检查结果与手术及病理结果进行了对比，2例与临床随访结果进行了对比，1例与核素检查结果进行了对比。在每一例中，超声都能在解剖学上非常准确地定位病变。我们得出结论，儿童舌部及口底的超声检查在该区域疾病的检查中总体准确性非常高。在本研究中，我们的目的是：（1）评估儿童舌部及口底的正常超声解剖结构；（2）确定是否能够正确定位各种病变并评估其性质，以指导治疗方法。
