Gray scale ultrasound of the parotid gland
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 134 (3) , 469-472
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.134.3.469
Abstract
Gray scale ultrasonography permits markedly improved visualization of the parotid gland compared with bistable methods. The normal parotid is echogenic, similar in echo generation to thyroid tissue, but flatter anatomically. Ultrasound can detect a mass lesion in the area of the parotid gland and define whether it is intrinsic or extrinsic, but as yet has limited usefulness in determining the specificity of an abnormality.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: