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Sialography

A sialogram is a test which takes an X-ray picture of the salivary ducts and the related glandular structures. Sialography may be performed when a disorder of the salivary ducts and/or glands is suspected.

Update Date: 1/24/2007

Updated by: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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