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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Observable Classification Patterns and Diagnostic Uncertainty in Parotid Ultrasound: A Multimethod Secondary Analysis.

Lukas Pillong, Oliver Walzer, Marlene Peters, Ida Ohnesorg, Jan Palm, Victoria Bozzato, Malvina Garner, Bernhard Schick, Alessandro Bozzato, Thomas Jäger and 3 more

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Lukas PillongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9057-7684
Oliver WalzerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Marlene PetersMedical Faculty, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Ida OhnesorgDepartment of Internal Medicine I-Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Jan PalmDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1122-1557
Victoria BozzatoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Malvina GarnerDepartment of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Bernhard SchickDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Alessandro BozzatoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9648-8834
Thomas JägerMedical Faculty, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
Adrian MüllerDepartment of Computer Science and Microsystems Technology, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Amerikastraße 1, 66482 Zweibrücken, Germany.
Susan PulhamFaculty of Business Administration and Economics, Saarland University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, htw saar), Waldhausweg 14, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
Manfred VogesDepartment of Radiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrberger Straße 100, 66421 Homburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-5466-6579

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clinical decision-makingdecision treesdiagnostic uncertaintyinterobserver variabilityparotid glandsignal detection theoryultrasound

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PMCPMC13565501

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