title: Intra-oral ultrasound imaging of a submandibular duct calculus.
abstract: A case is presented showing the first reported use of a small, digitally-guided, intra-oral ultrasound probe to image a calculus in a submandibular salivary duct. This use of intra-oral ultrasound is discussed in the context of the overall current status of intra-oral and extra-oral ultrasound imaging. It is proposed that using a combination of intra-oral and extra-oral probes, the whole of the salivary apparatus may now be examined sonographically for the presence of calculi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Radiology, United Medical and Dental School, Guy's Dental Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Escudier
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Whaites
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Drage
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012465:Salivary Duct Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012796:Sialography; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*