咽侧壁厚度在腺样体肥大CT诊断中的临床价值

目的 研究咽侧壁厚度在腺样体肥大CT诊断中的临床价值.方法 分析117例临床考虑腺样体肥大患者的CT表现,重点观察腺样体厚度、咽侧壁厚度,对其矢状面图像进行腺样体与鼻咽腔宽度(A/N)比值测定,探讨比值与咽侧壁厚度的相关性.结果 117例患者中,Ⅰ组A/N≥0.70,50例,咽侧壁厚度为(1.26±0.33)cm;Ⅱ组0.60

Clinical Value of the Thickness of Pharyngeal Wall of Nasopharynx in Adenoid Hypertrophy Examined with CT

Objective To investigate the clinical value of the thickness of pharyngeal wall of nasopharynx in adenoids hypertrophy examined with CT. Methods CT manifestations in 117 patients suspected with adenoids hypertrophy were analysed. The thickness of adenoid and pharyngeal wall were observed. The width of adenoid/pharynx(A/N) ratio were measured and the correlation of pharyn-geal wails with A/N ratio were analysed. Results A/N ratio was ≥0.70 in 50 cases (group Ⅰ), between 0.60 ～ 0.70 in 35 cases (group Ⅱ) ,≤0.60 in 32 cases (group Ⅲ) ,the thickness of pharyngeal wall were (1.26±0.33) cm, (0.99±0.41) cm and (0.86± 0.19) cm respectively. There were significant differences between group Ⅰ and Ⅱ, Ⅲ in the thickness of pharyngeal wails(P<0.01). The relationship of linear regression of A/N ratio with pharyngeal wall was found and the equation of the thickness of pharyngeal wall was 1.69×A/N ratio-0.08. Conclusion There is correlation between A/N ratio and thickness of pharyngeal wall, which is helpful for clinical diagnosis of adenoid hypertrophy.