SIALOGRAPHY
Assessment of salivary and lacrimal gland
Dye used iodine
Appearances :
o Normal sialographic — tree limb
o Sjogren’s syndrome — cherry blossom or fruit laiden tree
It is the best investigation done for sialolithiasis Except in submand duct.
Anatomical assessment of salivary – sialography
Functional assessment of salivary gland — scintigraphy
ULTRA SONOGRAPH / USH (non – radiation)
To dislinguish between cystic and solid lesion
No radiation here CYST
Barium Meal test known as schilling test for malabsorption disorder.