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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2] [3] [4]
Overview
[Imaging modality] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an [imaging modality] suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Other Imaging Findings
- Conventional sialography may be helpful in the diagnosis of sialolithiasis. Findings on sialography suggestive of sialolithiasis include:[1]
- Filling defect within the duct
- In complete obstruction, contrast can not pass beyond the stone
- Sialography is contraindicated in active infection of the involved gland.
- Sialography, is replaced by CT scan and untrasound.
References
- ↑ Jäger L, Menauer F, Holzknecht N, Scholz V, Grevers G, Reiser M (2000). "Sialolithiasis: MR sialography of the submandibular duct--an alternative to conventional sialography and US?". Radiology. 216 (3): 665–71. doi:10.1148/radiology.216.3.r00se12665. PMID 10966693.
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