title: Diagnostic imaging in salivary gland disease.
abstract: A review of the current status of salivary gland imaging is presented. The potentials and limitations of sialography, scintigraphy, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are discussed so that a rational approach to their use can be adopted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: van den Akker
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012796:Sialography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography