Value of digital radiography of nasopharynx in lateral projection in the diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy in children
Yu Changju
Abstract：Objective To study the practical value of digital radiography(DR)of nasopharynx in lateral projection in diagnosing adenoid hypertrophy in children.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 60 children with adenoid hypertrophy who underwent nasopharyngeal DR in lateral projection in the Radiology Department of Yiyuan County Yan CliffHealth Center from April 2022 to June 2024.30 healthy children who underwent the same examination during the same period were included as the control group.The consistency between diagnostic results and pathological diagnoses was observed,and adenoid index and thickness were compared across hypertrophy grades to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of DR.Results DR detection rate was 91.67％,highly meeting the pathological diagnosis results(P>0.05).Adenoid index was(0.63±0.08)and adenoid thickness was(14.24±1.87)mm in grade Ⅰ hypertropy,(0.72±0.09)and(15.36±1.47)mm in grade Ⅱ hypertropy,and(0.83±0.10)and(16.71±2.05)mm in grade Ⅲ hypertropy,respectively,with those of grade Ⅲ>grade Ⅱ>grade Ⅰ(all P<0.05).The sensitivity of DR diagnosis was 91.7％,specificity was 100.0％,and accuracy was 94.4％.Conclusion Nasopharyngeal DR in lateral projection can clearly present the morphological characteristics of adenoid.At the same time,the degree of hypertrophy in children can be evaluated according to the adenoid index and thickness.Nasopharyngeal DR in lateral projection is easy to operate and offers high accuracy,making it a common method for clinical diagnosis.
Keywords：Adenoidal hypertrophy in childrenNasopharyngeal DR in lateral projectionHypertrophyAdenoid thickness
Publication Date：2025-07-27
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 49-52 )