Salivary Imaging - Sioloscintigram
Parotid Uptake (1) |
Points 2 |
Submandibular Uptake
|
2 |
Activity in Oral Cavity |
2 |
Parotid vs. thyroid concentration |
1 |
Submandibular vs. thyroid concentration >50% |
1 |
Response to Lemon Juice |
1 0 |
Maximum Score | 9 |
References
1. Most of lecture material was attended from: Nuclear Medicine Diagnosis and Therapy, Harbert, JC, Eckel man, WC, and Neumann, RD.Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., NY,NY 1996
2. Quantification data was acquired from: Outfit, I, Nair, MK, and Ibrahim, AK. Salivary Gland Scintigraphy: The Use of Semiquantitative Analysis for Uptake and Clearance. Society of Nuclear Medicine, TS. 2003;31:81-85
3. Discussion of Sjogren's syndrome - A pilot study of the salivary scintigraphy diagnostic performance in a Spanish population with Sjogren's syndrome diagnosed by the European criteria
4. Diagnostic Accuracy of Technetium-99m-Pertechnetate Scintigraphy with Lemon Juice Stimulation to Evaluate Warthin's Tumor
5. Assessment of salivary gland function in Sjogren's syndrome: The role of salivary gland scintigraphy by Vinagre F., et al.
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