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High Prevalence of Thyroid Disease and Role of Salivary Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with Xerostomia

High Prevalence of Thyroid Disease and Role of Salivary Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with... Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2017) 51:169–177 DOI 10.1007/s13139-016-0455-4 ISSN (print) 1869-3482 ORIGINAL ARTICLE ISSN (online) 1869-3474 High Prevalence of Thyroid Disease and Role of Salivary Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with Xerostomia 1 1 1 1 Ji-hoon Jung & Chang-Hee Lee & Seung Hyun Son & Ju Hye Jeong & 1 1 1 1 Shin Young Jeong & Sang-Woo Lee & Jaetae Lee & Byeong-Cheol Ahn Received: 30 May 2016 /Revised: 27 September 2016 /Accepted: 28 September 2016 /Published online: 24 November 2016 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2016 Abstract and submandibular glands between patients with TD and Purpose Although Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is the most com- those with undetermined diagnoses. mon disease causing xerostomia, autoimmune thyroid dis- Conclusions More than half of patients with xerostomia ex- eases can also affect the salivary glands. The aim of our study hibited TD. Thyroid assessment by SGS is feasible, and SGS was to estimate the prevalence of thyroid diseases (TD) in appears to be useful for the patients with xerostomia caused by subjects with symptoms of xerostomia and evaluate the effi- TD. SGS may be the first imaging modality capable of eval- cacy of salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) in the detection of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Springer Journals

High Prevalence of Thyroid Disease and Role of Salivary Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with Xerostomia

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2016 by Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine
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Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Imaging / Radiology; Orthopedics; Cardiology; Oncology
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1869-3474
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1869-3482
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10.1007/s13139-016-0455-4
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Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2017) 51:169–177 DOI 10.1007/s13139-016-0455-4 ISSN (print) 1869-3482 ORIGINAL ARTICLE ISSN (online) 1869-3474 High Prevalence of Thyroid Disease and Role of Salivary Gland Scintigraphy in Patients with Xerostomia 1 1 1 1 Ji-hoon Jung & Chang-Hee Lee & Seung Hyun Son & Ju Hye Jeong & 1 1 1 1 Shin Young Jeong & Sang-Woo Lee & Jaetae Lee & Byeong-Cheol Ahn Received: 30 May 2016 /Revised: 27 September 2016 /Accepted: 28 September 2016 /Published online: 24 November 2016 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2016 Abstract and submandibular glands between patients with TD and Purpose Although Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is the most com- those with undetermined diagnoses. mon disease causing xerostomia, autoimmune thyroid dis- Conclusions More than half of patients with xerostomia ex- eases can also affect the salivary glands. The aim of our study hibited TD. Thyroid assessment by SGS is feasible, and SGS was to estimate the prevalence of thyroid diseases (TD) in appears to be useful for the patients with xerostomia caused by subjects with symptoms of xerostomia and evaluate the effi- TD. SGS may be the first imaging modality capable of eval- cacy of salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) in the detection of

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Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingSpringer Journals

Published: Nov 24, 2016

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