title: [Evaluation of the panoramic sialography in the diagnosis of salivary gland diseases].
abstract: Pantomographic sialography (PS) and traditional sialography (TS) was performed and compared on 106 glands out of 94 patients. The main advantages of pantomographic sialography are: (1) sialectasic lesions of the salivary glands are shown well; (2) small lesions of the main salivary glands are shown well: (3) lesions of the main salivary ducts are shown well; (4) the imaging distortions are minor and the actual situation can be demonstrated well; (5) superimposition of surrounding tissues is avoided, the imagings are more clear; (6) more than one glands can be examined at the same time; and (7) patients are positioned easily and feel more comfortable.
authors.affiliation: School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012796:Sialography / Q000379:methods