Characteristics of sialoliths detected on CBCT in patients who had prior US: the impact of size, morphology and location.
Researchers reviewed CBCT scans of patients with prior ultrasound examinations for salivary gland stones, finding that CBCT detected significantly more stones than ultrasound, particularly smaller stones (under 3.3 mm) located in distal areas of the submandibular duct.
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