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Nuclear medicine in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the head and neck. I. Salivary and parathyroid gland disease and one identification and staging of head and neck tumors

Journal Article · · Head Neck Surg.; (United States)
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The advent of both improved imaging systems and new radioactive agents has increased the effectiveness of nuclear medicine in diagnosing and treating diseases of the head and neck. In this first in a series of two articles, the role of nuclear medicine is discussed in the evaluation of diseases of the salivary and parathyroid glands, and in the identification and staging of head and neck tumors. Radionuclide studies of the salivary glands are useful in the identification of tumors and the evaluation of gland function. Such studies are a valuable adjunct in the diagnosis of Sjoegren's syndrome and of acute and chronic inflammatory disease. Radionuclide imaging also has been helpful in the detection of adenomata and hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands and often complements ultrasonography localization procedures. The advent of gallium-67 imaging has improved the staging of head and neck tumors.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Medicine Ultrasound Service Veterans Administration Wadsworth Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
OSTI ID:
5477770
Journal Information:
Head Neck Surg.; (United States), Journal Name: Head Neck Surg.; (United States) Vol. 4:2; ISSN HNSUD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADENOMAS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BODY AREAS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GALLIUM 67
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
GLANDS
HEAD
IMAGES
INFLAMMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
NECK
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PARATHYROID GLANDS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SALIVARY GLANDS
SYMPTOMS