ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2021
Effectiveness of ultrasonography and shear wave sonoelastography in Sjögren syndrome with salivary gland involvement.
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- Does ultrasound elastography have a role as a diagnostic method for Sjögren's syndrome in the salivary glands? A systematic review.Oral radiology · 2024Pooled it
- The diagnostic performance of salivary gland ultrasound elastography in Sjögren's syndrome and sicca symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2024Pooled it
- Ultrasonographic evaluation of submandibular salivary glands in female patients with hypothyroidism: a fractal analysis study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Diagnostic performance of conventional ultrasound and shear wave elastography of the parotid glands in primary Sjögren's syndrome.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Practical Use of Ultrasound in Modern Rheumatology-From A to Z.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assessment of lacrimal gland involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome using gray-scale ultrasonography and shear wave elastography.European radiology · 2023Article
- Impact of Region-of-Interest Size on the Diagnostic Performance of Shear Wave Elastography in Differentiating Thyroid Nodules.Cancers · 2023Article
- Combination of ultra-micro angiography and sound touch elastography for diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome: a diagnostic test.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Shear wave elastography as a potential additional diagnostic tool in primary Sjögren's syndrome: an observational study.Rheumatology international · 2022Observational
- Salivary Gland Ultrasound in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: Current and Future Perspectives.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2022Review
- A Novel Technique for the Evaluation and Interpretation of Elastography in Salivary Gland Involvement in Primary Sjögren Syndrome.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study investigated the effectiveness of major salivary gland ultrasonography (MSGUS) using a new grading system and shear wave elastography (SWE) in evaluating the major salivary glands of patients with Sjögren syndrome (SjS).
methodsThis prospectively-designed cross-sectional study included 49 SjS patients and 49 healthy controls. Major salivary glands were examined with gray-scale ultrasonography and SWE. A new grading system for salivary glands was developed using MSGUS findings. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of MSGUS and shear wave velocity (SWV) values were investigated. The MSGUS grading system and SWV values were evaluated together by logistic regression analysis. A cutoff value of SWE for salivary glands was determined.
resultsThe sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of MSGUS were 69.4%, 73.5%, 72.3%, and 70.6% for the submandibular gland and 69.4%, 65.3%, 66.7%, and 68.1% for the parotid gland, respectively. The mean SWV values of the parotid and submandibular glands were significantly higher in SjS patients than in controls (P<0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for the submandibular gland (cutoff, 1.95 m/s) and the parotid gland (cutoff, 2.39 m/s) were 69.4%, 52%, 59.1%, and 63% and 82.7%, 83.7%, 83.5%, and 82.8%, respectively. Adding SWE to the parotid gland grading system increased the sensitivity and specificity (sensitivity, 82.7%; specificity, 83.7%).
conclusionEvaluating the salivary glands using MSGUS with a new grading system and SWE may contribute to the diagnosis of SjS. The combination of MSGUS and SWE may be a promising tool for diagnosing SjS.
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