title: Xeroradiography in the diagnosis of nonradiopaque sialoliths.
abstract: Sialolithiasis may be the most common disease of the salivary glands in patients more than 20 years of age. Approximately 19% of sialoliths occur in the parotid gland. Of these, only up to 71% can be successfully diagnosed radiographically. The remaining 29% provide a diagnostic dilemma. Xeroradiography, because of its tissue-edge enhancement, can distinguish tissue margins of different density more dramatically than can conventional imaging and is an invaluable aid in the diagnosis of nonradiopaque sialoliths.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Haug
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bradrick
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Indresano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014986:Xeroradiography