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Published in: European Radiology 7/2019

01-07-2019 | Ultrasound | Letter to the Editor

Transoral ultrasound: a helpful and easy diagnostic method in obstructive salivary gland diseases

Authors: Mirco Schapher, Miguel Goncalves, Konstantinos Mantsopoulos, Heinrich Iro, Michael Koch

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 7/2019

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Key Points

• Transoral ultrasound is a simple technique, very helpful for the evaluation of obstructive diseases of the salivary glands.
• It overcomes most of the limitations of transcutaneous ultrasound.
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Metadata
Title
Transoral ultrasound: a helpful and easy diagnostic method in obstructive salivary gland diseases
Authors
Mirco Schapher
Miguel Goncalves
Konstantinos Mantsopoulos
Heinrich Iro
Michael Koch
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06201-z

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