Sjögren’s syndrome: comparison among the main imaging techniques in the study of major salivary glands

Frallonardo, Paola; Ramonda, Roberta; Salaffi, Fausto; Carotti, Marina; Andretta, Marilisa; Zucchetta, Pietro; Dorigo, A.; Campana, Carla; Contessa, C.; Iagnocco, Annamaria; Valesini, Guido; Gerli, Roberto; Grassi, Walter; Punzi, Leonardo

doi:10.4081/reumatismo.2008.141

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“…Regarding the evaluation of nonsialolithiasis-caused intraductal pathologies, US has proven not to be as useful when compared to sialography [87,97]. However, concerning the diagnosis of crjP [46] or Sjoegren's disease [98], US was reported to be the most important imaging tool of first choice, and the findings obtained could be confirmed by sialography [46] or scintigraphy [98]. Because the results obtained by US were at least comparable to sialography, it was stated in some early publications that fundamental importance can be attributed to US for the diagnostics of sialadenitis [93] and that US could be at least the initial examination of choice [94].…”

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Ultrasound in Inflammatory and Obstructive Salivary Gland Diseases: Own Experiences and a Review of the Literature

Koch

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Iro

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Background: Ultrasound is established as a diagnostic tool in salivary glands for obstructive diseases such as sialolithiasis and tumors. Concerning inflammatory diseases and in non-sialolithiasis-caused obstruction, much fewer data are available. In recent years, technical development has allowed a better assessment of the gland parenchyma, and knowledge about intraductal pathologies has increased considerably, which has provided new insights and a new interpretation of ultrasound findings. Objectives: To provide a comprehensive review of the literature that includes our own experiences and to point out the state of the art in ultrasound in the diagnostics of inflammatory and obstructive salivary gland diseases, taking adequate techniques and recent technical developments into consideration. Data sources and study eligibility criteria: A systematic literature search was performed in Pubmed using various specific key words. Results: According to the literature results, including our own experiences, ultrasound is of value in up to >90% of cases presenting with inflammatory and/or obstructive diseases. Technical developments (e.g., elastography) and the application of modified ultrasound techniques (e.g., transoral ultrasound) have contributed to these results. Today, ultrasound is considered a first-line diagnostic tool in these diseases. However, in some inflammatory diseases, the final diagnosis can be made only after inclusion of the anamnesis, clinical symptoms, serologic blood tests, or histopathologic investigation. Conclusions: Ultrasound can be considered as a first-line diagnostic tool in obstructive and inflammatory salivary gland diseases. In obstructive diseases, it may be sufficient for diagnostics in >90% of cases. In inflammatory diseases, ultrasound is at least an excellent screening method and can be used to establish the diagnosis in cases of an early suspicion. In all diseases ultrasound can contribute to better management and can be used for monitoring during follow-up.

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Ultrasound in Inflammatory and Obstructive Salivary Gland Diseases: Own Experiences and a Review of the Literature

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“…Historically, salivary gland imaging with [ ] scintigraphy has been used for the evaluation among other etiologies of Sjogren's syndrome, solitary parotid gland tumors (Warthin's tumor versus parotid malignancies), acute parotitis, and salivary gland ductal obstruction etc [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Warthin?s Tumor Multimodality Imaging. Anatomical and Scintigraphy Imaging Review, Including PET-CT and SPECT-CT

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Wang²

2013

OMICS J Radiol

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Sjögren’s syndrome: comparison among the main imaging techniques in the study of major salivary glands

Cited by 2 publications

References 8 publications

Ultrasound in Inflammatory and Obstructive Salivary Gland Diseases: Own Experiences and a Review of the Literature

Ultrasound in Inflammatory and Obstructive Salivary Gland Diseases: Own Experiences and a Review of the Literature

Warthin?s Tumor Multimodality Imaging. Anatomical and Scintigraphy Imaging Review, Including PET-CT and SPECT-CT

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