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  • Title: Ultrasonography of the salivary glands in the evaluation of Sjögren's syndrome. Comparison with sialography.
    Author: Corthouts B, De Clerck LS, Francx L, De Schepper A, Vercruysse HA, Stevens WJ.
    Journal: J Belge Radiol; 1991; 74(3):189-92. PubMed ID: 1797783.
    Abstract:
    Ultrasonography (US) was evaluated as noninvasive method to determine salivary gland involvement and compared with sialography in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and patients with only objective xerostomia and/or xerophthalmia. Patients with complaints of dry eyes and dry mouth but with no objective abnormalities served as control group. Ultrasound revealed a decreased parotid gland reflectivity in most of the patients with SS, compared with only 2 patients in the other group (p = 0.002). Our study suggests that US can be a useful, noninvasive method in the diagnostic work-up of patients with sicca complaints.
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