Review on the applications of ultrasonography in dentomaxillofacial region

Table 1 Diagnosis of fractures with ultrasonography

Ref.	Design	Sample size	Fracture	Method	Accuracy
Nemati S et al[28]	Single blind	37	Nasal bone	Physical exam	100%
Atighechi et al[29]	Prospective	128	Nasal bone	Physical exam	84%
Ogunmuyiwa et al[30]	Prospective	21	Zygomaticomaxillary	CT	100% zygomaticarch
					90% infraorbital
					25% frontozygomatic
Mohammadi et al[31]	Retrospective	70	Nasal bone	Physical exam	97%
Javadrashid et al[32]	Cross-sectional	40	Nasal bone	CT	94.90%
Lee et al[33]	Cross-sectional	140	Nasal bone	CT	100%
Blessmann et al[27]	Cross-sectional	10	Midfacial	CT	Undisplaced zygoma
Jank et al[34]	Prospective	13	Orbital	CT	92% medial wall 88% lateral wall
					88% medial wall
Jank et al[35]	Prospective	40	Orbital	CT	90% lateral wall
					97% infraorbital
Jank et al[36]	Prospective	58	Orbital	CT	96% orbital floor

CT: Computed tomography.