Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National University of Athens-Greece, 75 Micras Asias Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2014 Aug;10(8):450-2. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2014.86. Epub 2014 Jun 3.
Salivary gland ultrasonography is a promising tool for the evaluation of Sjögren’s syndrome. Cumulative data suggest that ultrasonography is comparable with older imaging modalities such as sialography and scintigraphy. However, certain issues remain to be addressed before it can be integrated into current or future classification systems.
唾液腺超声检查是评估干燥综合征的一种很有前途的工具。累积数据表明,超声检查与涎腺造影和闪烁扫描等较老的成像方式具有可比性。然而,在将其纳入当前或未来的分类系统之前,仍有一些问题需要解决。