Intra-oral ultrasound imaging of a submandibular duct calculus

A case is presented showing the first reported use of a small, digitally-guided, intra-oral ultrasound probe to image a calculus in a submandibular salivary duct. This use of intra-oral ultrasound is discussed in the context of the overall current status of intra-oral and extra-oral ultrasound imagi...

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Published in:Dento-maxillo-facial radiology 1997-07, Vol.26 (4), p.252-255
Main Authors: Brown, J E, Escudier, M P, Whaites, E J, Drage, N A, Ng, S Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Dentistry
Humans
Male
Salivary Duct Calculi - diagnostic imaging
Sialography
Submandibular Gland - diagnostic imaging
Submandibular Gland - pathology
Ultrasonography - instrumentation
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Summary:A case is presented showing the first reported use of a small, digitally-guided, intra-oral ultrasound probe to image a calculus in a submandibular salivary duct. This use of intra-oral ultrasound is discussed in the context of the overall current status of intra-oral and extra-oral ultrasound imaging. It is proposed that using a combination of intra-oral and extra-oral probes, the whole of the salivary apparatus may now be examined sonographically for the presence of calculi.
ISSN:0250-832X
1476-542X
DOI:10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600257