Stimec Bojan, Nikolic Slobodan, Rakocevic Zoran, Bulajic Mirko
Institute for Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2006 Sep;102(3):391-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.10.063. Epub 2006 Jun 8.
The analysis of morphometric right-left symmetry of the salivary glands is important for assessing unilateral changes discovered in these organs during diagnostic imaging.
A study was carried out on 18 adult human autopsy neck and maxillofacial specimens from both sexes (14 males, 4 females), with age range of 17 to 73 years (mean age 49.9 years). The submandibular duct was injected with contrast medium and images were made in two projection planes.
Morphometry performed using the obtained radiographs included: (a) caliber (mean proximal, middle, and distal = 1.73 mm, 1.82 mm, and 1.77 mm), (b) length (mean = 37.2 mm); (c) genu of the submandibular duct (mean = 114 degrees ); and (d) longitudinal and transverse diameters of the gland (mean = 44.1 mm and 25.9 mm). Comparison of these morphometric parameters between the right and the left glands revealed no statistically significant differences.
There is a high level of right-left symmetry in linear morphometric parameters of the submandibular gland.
唾液腺形态测量学上的左右对称性分析对于评估在诊断成像中发现的这些器官的单侧变化很重要。
对18例成年男女尸体的颈部和颌面标本进行了研究（14例男性，4例女性），年龄范围为17至73岁（平均年龄49.9岁）。将造影剂注入下颌下腺导管，并在两个投影平面上成像。
使用获得的X线片进行的形态测量包括：（a）管径（近端、中部和远端平均分别为1.73毫米、1.82毫米和1.77毫米），（b）长度（平均为37.2毫米）；（c）下颌下腺导管的膝部（平均为114度）；以及（d）腺体的纵径和横径（平均分别为44.1毫米和25.9毫米）。左右腺体之间这些形态测量参数的比较显示无统计学显著差异。
下颌下腺的线性形态测量参数存在高度的左右对称性。
