Abstract:Objectives
To develop a novel ultrasound (US) plane to diagnose palatine tonsillar hypertrophy objectively in children.
Methods
Tonsillar ultrasonography of children (age 2–14 years) who had a clinical diagnosis of tonsillar hypertrophy or not were analyzed retrospectively. Clinical data (including gender, age, body mass index (BMI)), and volume (V) of tonsils measured by the US, were recorded. Furthermore, we found a new US plane to diagnose tonsillar hypertrophy and named it the submental oblique cross‐secti… Show more
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