Review on the applications of ultrasonography in dentomaxillofacial region

Table 2 Comparision of ultrasonography studies for the assessment of temporomandibular joint

Ref.	Sample size	Method	Accuracy
Razek et al[44]	40	MRI	77.5% anterior displacement
			66.7% sideway displacement
Bas et al[45]	182	Clinical diagnosis	71%
Byahatti et al[46]	400	Clinical diagnosis	76%
Cakir-Ozkan et al[9]	56	MRI	68%
Landes et al[47]	68	MRI	64% 2 dimensional
			69% 3 dimensional
Landes et al[48]	272	MRI	70%
Tognini et al[49]	82	MRI	73.10%
Jank et al[50]	200 (high resolution US)	MRI	Disk displacement 92% closemouth; 90% openmouth
Emshoff R et al[51]	96	MRI	Disk displacement without reduction 93%
Uysal et al[52]	64	MRI	Internal derangement
			100%
Emshoff et al[53]	128	MRI	Internal derangement 95%
			Disk displacement without reduction 90%
			Disk displacement with reduction 92%

MRI: Magnetic resonance ımaging; US: Ultrasonography.