Quantitative evaluation of salivary gland scintigraphy in Sjogren's syndrome

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine | January 1, 1999| | Copyright

This study compared the quantitative characteristics of salivary gland scintigraphy in patients with Sjogren's syndrome with the histopathologic grading of labial biopsy. Methods: Thirty-nine patients with Sjogren's syndrome were studied by salivary gland scintigraphy and labial biopsy. Twelve normal volunteers were also studied as a control group for scintigraphic parameters. After injection of 370 MBq ^sup 99m^Tc sodium pertechnetate, dynamic salivary scintigraphy with lemon juice stimulation was performed for 50 min. Functional parameters for the parotid and submandibular glands were ...

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