Radiology Department, Politechnic University of the Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2014 Jan-Feb;32(1 Suppl 80):S61-70. Epub 2014 Feb 17.
Over the last few years the use of ultrasonography (US) in the study of salivary glands is greatly increased due to its several advantages and undoubted diagnostic potential in detecting even minimal soft tissue changes in a wide range of pathological processes. Nowadays, there is general agreement in considering US as a useful complement to other imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance, in providing an accurate assessment of the salivary glands especially in the study of tumour pathologies. US is also useful for the evaluation of inflammatory process affecting salivary glands (e.g. Sjögren's syndrome) where its accuracy and feasibility make it a reliable method. The useful combination of the US grey-scale and the colour/power Doppler technique provides more valuable details regarding the presence and degree of soft tissues blood perfusion and may be valuable in narrowing the differential diagnosis. This review provides an overview of the main US findings observed in a wide range of pathological processes that can affect salivary glands.
在过去的几年中，由于超声检查具有多种优势，并且在广泛的病理过程中检测到甚至最小的软组织变化方面具有不可置疑的诊断潜力，因此其在唾液腺研究中的应用大大增加。如今，人们普遍认为超声检查是一种有用的补充，可以与其他成像技术（例如磁共振成像）结合使用，以对唾液腺进行准确评估，特别是在研究肿瘤病理学方面。超声检查还可用于评估影响唾液腺的炎症过程（例如干燥综合征），其准确性和可行性使其成为一种可靠的方法。超声灰阶与彩色/能量多普勒技术的有效结合可提供有关软组织血液灌注存在和程度的更有价值的详细信息，并且可能有助于缩小鉴别诊断范围。本文综述了广泛的病理过程中观察到的主要超声表现，这些过程可能会影响唾液腺。
