Sialographic study of the major salivary glands

Abstract

To visualize many organs in the body, it is necessary to inject into the organ a coptrast medium which absorbs X-rays either more or less than the surrounding tissues.

Iodine absorbs X-rays very strongly and so organs fieled with iodipe transmits very little radiation. Iodine will cast a very dense shadow for energies just above 37.4 keV.

Eightyfive patients had sialographic study of diseases of the major salivary glands, fourtythree being males and fourtytwo females, the ages ranging from 7 to 78 years of age.

Twentysix patients were parotid sialographies and fiftyeight were submandibular sialographies taken.Only an attempt has been made to perform sialography of the sublingual gland.

Sialographies were very effective for thirtyeight patients of fiftythree patients who were determined their histopathologic diagnosis.

Thirtythree sialographies were at the same diagnosis clinically and histopathologically.