Evaluation of Parotid Glands With Real‐time Ultrasound Elastography in Children. (22nd February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gungor, Gulay; Yurttan, Nursel; Bilal, Nagihan; Menzicioglu, Mehmet Sait; Duymus, Mahmut; Avcu, Serhat; Citil, Serdal
• Is Part Of: Journal of ultrasound in medicine. Volume 35:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 611
• Page End: 615
• Publication Date: 2016-02-22
• Subjects: children -- parotid -- pediatric ultrasound -- strain index ratio -- ultrasound elastography; Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonics in medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.7863/ultra.15.03073
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-4297

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the strain index for parotid glands in children by using ultrasound elastography. Methods: In this prospective study, apparently healthy children were referred from the ear‐nose‐throat clinic to the radiology clinic for elastographic examinations. Conventional sonographic and elastographic examinations of the parotid glands were performed. A linear 5–12‐MHz transducer was used to obtain the images. Results: A total of 54 children were enrolled in this prospective study. The normal mean strain index value ± SD for the parotid glands was 1.24 ± 0.67 (range, 0.29–1.39) regardless of sex. The mean age of girls was 7.42 ± 2.94 years (range, 3–14 years), and the age of boys was 8.50 ± 3.46 years (range, 4–16 years). The strain index values for the parotid glands in boys was 1.25 ± 0.76, and in girls it was 1.22 ± 0.55. There was no statistically significant difference in the strain index values between girls and boys ( P = .986). There was no correlation between the strain index and age ( r = 0.026) or body mass index ( r = 0.066). Conclusions: This study determined the mean strain index values for apparently healthy children. Such information can serve as a baseline from which pathologic parotid diseases can be diagnosed with ultrasound elastography in combination with other sonographic criteria.