Major salivary gland imaging.
Radiology
; 216(1): 19-29, 2000 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10887223
ABSTRACT
The algorithm for imaging the salivary glands depends on the clinical scenario with which the patient presents to the clinician. Because of the importance of identifying small calculi in the gland or salivary duct as the cause of the symptom complex, nonenhanced computed tomography is often the best initial study for the evaluation of the painful gland. If an infiltrative neoplasm is highly suspected, nonenhanced and enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging may be superior in demonstrating perineural, meningeal, and skull base invasion. Sialography is reserved for the evaluation of chronic sialadenitides unrelated to sialolithiasis. Thin-section MR techniques for MR sialography may soon replace conventional sialography.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças das Glândulas Salivares
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Glândulas Salivares
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Sialografia
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiology
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos