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Review of the Parotid Space: Imaging Features and Diagnostic Pearls
Ryan K Rigsby1, Olivia A Thoroughman2, Courtney M Tomblinson2
1Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MR
|September 17, 2025
Abstract
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The parotid space contains several important anatomic structures and can be involved by a variety of pathologies. Herein, we review the imaging anatomy of the parotid space with an emphasis on its clinical relevance. We also review the imaging findings of infectious, inflammatory, congenital, benign, malignant, and nodal pathologies encountered in the parotid space.

