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Salivary gland scintigraphy is primarily used to assess functional impairment of salivary glands as well as to evaluate salivary duct patency and characterize salivary gland masses.

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Elgazzar, A.H., Sarikaya, I. (2018). Digestive System. In: Nuclear Medicine Companion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76156-5_6

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