Value of sonographic score in the diagnosis of salivary gland involvement in patients with Sj(o)gren's syndrome
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1004-4477.2010.11.021
- VernacularTitle:超声评分法诊断干燥综合征涎腺病变
- Author:
Zhonghui XU
;
Honglin WANG
;
Deshun DU
;
Jianchu LI
;
Yuxin JIANG
;
Qing DAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ultrasonography;
Sj(o)gren's syndrome;
Parotid gland;
Submandibular gland
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2010;19(11):977-980
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of sonographic score in the diagnosis of salivary gland involvement in patients with Sj(o)gren's syndrome(SS). Methods One hundred and three cases (44 cases of SS group and 59 cases of control group) were involved in the study. Parotid and submandibular glands of all the cases were examined by a doctor unawaring of the clinical information. All the off-line images were scored by two doctors seperately. The best threshold and the according diagnostic efficiency were determined by statistical analysis. Results The Kappa coefficient between the two doctors was 0.80.The parotid score,submandibular score and total score of SS group were significantly higher than those of the control group (5.79 ± 2.40 vs 0.46 ± 0.97,5.93 ± 1.58 vs 1.32 ± 1.84,11.64 ± 3.27 vs 1.78 ± 2.33,respectively). According to the ROC curve for the parotid score, submandibular score and total score, the area under the curve were 0.98,0.95,0.99, respectively. The best diagnostic threshold for total score was 8 and under this threshold, the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were 93%, 97%, 95%, 95%, respectively. Conclusions The sonographic score including both parotid and submandibular glands is a reliable method with high reproductivity and diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of SS salivary gland involvement.
