Review on the applications of ultrasonography in dentomaxillofacial region

Table 3 Studies assessing salivary gland tumors by use of ultrasonography

Ref.	Design	Sample size	Method	Accurancy
Song HI et al[64]		228 US (CNB)	Histology	88.20%
		371 FNAC		58.20%
Davachi et al[61]	Cross-sectional	22	MR	95%
Higashino et al[65]	Prospective	154	Histopathology	89%
Freed[66]	Retrospective	35	CT	89%
Pfeiffer J et al[67]	Prospective	161 (CNB)	Histopathology	94%
Wu et al[68]	Retrospective	189	Histopathology(benign malign differentiate)	38.90%
El-Khateeb et al[69]	Prospective	44	Histopathology (grey scala US-tumor border)	84%
			CD US vasculartumor	81%
			SPD malignant tumor	81%
Huang et al[70]	Retrospective	64 (CNB)	Histopathology	94.10%
		107 (FNA)		55.60%
Kraft et al[71]	Retrospective	104 (FNA)	Histopathology	99%
Bozzato et al[72]	Cross-sectional	125	Histopathology	92.80%

US: Ultrasonography; MR: Magnetic resonance; CT: Computed tomography; CNB: Core needle biopsy; FNA: Fine needle aspiration; FNAC: Fine needle aspiration cytology; CD: Color doopler; SPD: Spectral doppler.