Radiation therapy for salivary gland tumors involves sending high-energy particles ... They will collect detailed information about the treatment area, using the following: a CT scan to map the tumor ...

The sublingual glands are rarely affected. Salivary stones generally form when mucous sludge combines with calcium hydroxylapatite and deposits within the salivary ducts. While some stones can be seen ...

During a salivary gland biopsy, your surgeon removes a small amount of abnormal ... Special x-rays may be done. These include CT scans, MRIs, or Panorex. A Panorex is an x-ray that shows the full ...

While going through these scans, he found something usual. Vogel was using a new technique for detecting cells in the salivary glands—PSMA PET/CT, a form of combined positron emission ... Experts from ...

While using CT and PET ... visible on scans due to the protein PSMA prevalent in prostate cancer cells, they noticed ...

Researchers from the Netherlands Cancer Institute have identified a previously unknown organ in the human body — a new ...