Advances in imaging in recent years have improved the sensitivity of imaging diagnosis of diseases that involve the major salivary glands. Imaging with Ultrasound (US), plain radiography and sialography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and nuclear scintigraphy/Positron Emission Tomography (PET) play part on diagnosis and planning of further management, operative or otherwise. This article reviews the Salivary gland diseases; methods used for their imaging and indications for these methods to the principal pathological processes.
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