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Intra-oral ultrasound imaging of a submandibular duct calculus
J E Brown1, M P Escudier, E J Whaites
1Department of Dental Radiology, United Medical and Dental School, Guy's Dental Hospital, London, UK.
Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
A case is presented showing the first reported use of a small, digitally-guided, intra-oral ultrasound probe to image a calculus in a submandibular salivary duct. This use of intra-oral ultrasound is discussed in the context of the overall current status of intra-oral and extra-oral ultrasound imaging. It is proposed that using a combination of intra-oral and extra-oral probes, the whole of the salivary apparatus may now be examined sonographically for the presence of calculi.