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Diagnostic Procedures (II): Parotid Scintigraphy, Parotid Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance, Salivary Gland Biopsy

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Sjögren’s Syndrome

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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.

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  1. Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

    Gabriela Hernández-Molina & Jorge Sánchez-Guerrero

  2. Tomography Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio, Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico

    Eric Kimura-Hayama

  3. Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio, Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico

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Hernández-Molina, G., Kimura-Hayama, E., del Carmen Ávila-Casado, M., Sánchez-Guerrero, J. (2011). Diagnostic Procedures (II): Parotid Scintigraphy, Parotid Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance, Salivary Gland Biopsy. In: Ramos-Casals, M., Stone, J., Moutsopoulos, H. (eds) Sjögren’s Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-947-5_27

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