Abstract
Imaging of the salivary glands plays an important role in the workup of patients with salivary gland pathology, facilitating the diagnosis and assessing the extent of disease. It is useful in the staging of neoplastic lesions and is used in preoperative tissue sampling and operative planning. Various modalities can be used to evaluate the salivary glands, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), and sialography. The patient's clinical presentation and differential diagnosis should influence the chosen imaging modality. It is, therefore, important for the surgeon to understand these modalities and their role in the evaluation of salivary gland pathology.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cummings Otolaryngology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Head and Neck Surgery, Volumes 1-3 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 1149-1156.e1 |
| Volume | 1-3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323611794 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780323612180 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Keywords
- computed tomography
- imaging
- magnetic resonance imaging
- parotid glands
- salivary glands
- submandibular glands
- ultrasonography