Image analysis of microsialograms of the mouse parotid gland: a study of the effect of contrast medium in experimentally induced sialoadenitis.
Quantitative image analysis of mouse parotid gland sialograms was achieved by conversion of the digital image to a histogram. The relationships between histogram pattern, microsialographic appearance and the amount of contrast medium infused were compared in normal glands and in experimentally induced sialoadenitis. Differences in the pattern enabled a distinction to be drawn between poor sialographic technique and genuine pathology.
Yoshiura
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Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Toyofuku
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Kanda
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D000818:Animals; D003287:Contrast Media; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D051379:Mice; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012796:Sialography / Q000379:methods*
D003287:Contrast Media