IADR Abstract Archives

New Techniques for Imaging of Salivary Gland Tumours

Objective: The pre-operative information on whether a salivary gland tumor is benign or malignant may be helpful in establishing a policy towards lymph node dissection, in preventing treatment delay in case of malignancy, avoiding surgery for inflammatory disease and informing the patient as to the treatment options. This article gives an overview on  different imaging modalities including new magnetic resonance techniques such as DW-MRI, DCE-MRI,and MRS applied in the work-up of salivary gland masses.

Method: The related articles were searched in databases including Scopus,Pubmed,Google scholar,Medline from2007 to 2012.

Result: CT is the method of choice in patients suspicious for inflammatory disease or in patients with contraindication for MRI. MRI  is the method of choice for patients with palpable masses and a strong suspicion that the lesion is neoplastic. MRI gives information on the exact localization and extent of the lesion, the invasion of neighboring structures, and lymph node staging.

Conclusion: New MR technologies such as contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) and proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) have shown promising results in the differentiation between benign and malignant salivary gland tumors.

Continental European Division Meeting
2013 Continental European Division Meeting (Florence, Italy)
Florence, Italy
2013
176
Scientific Groups
  • Damghani, Hossein  ( Tabriz Dentistry University, Tabriz, N/A, Iran )
  • Helli, Sanaz  ( Tabriz Dentistry University, Tabriz, N/A, Iran )
    • Poster Session
    Salivary Research posters
    09/05/2013