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Título del libro: Sjogren's Syndrome: Diagnosis And Therapeutics
Título del capítulo: Diagnostic procedures (II): Parotid scintigraphy, parotid ultrasound, magnetic resonance, salivary gland biopsy

Autores UNAM:
ERIC TAKEHIRO KIMURA HAYAMA; MARIA DEL CARMEN AVILA CASADO;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2012
Resumen:

Salivary gland involvement is a hallmark of Sjögren?s syndrome (SS). Besides the assessment of salivary gland function with objective tests such as sialometric methods, the analysis of gland specimens as well as some image methods are useful in the evaluation of these patients. For instance, the current American-European Consensus Group (AECG) criteria for SS [1] consider the performance of a labial salivary gland biopsy, salivary gland scintigraphy, and a sialography as tests to evaluate these patients. However, a standard algorithm for the evaluation of SS has not been established. Herein, we describe these tests as well as other imaging methods that are used frequently in the evaluation of patients with possible SS. © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012.


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