• Department of Ultrasound, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
PENGYu-lan, Email: yulanpeng@163.com
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Objective To study the Young's modulus obtained by the real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) in healthy adults' parotid gland and submaxillary gland and to explore the probable factors affecting the Young's modulus, such as bilateral parotid and submaxillary gland, sex, age, height and weight. Methods There were 35 healthy volunteers who underwent SWE in parotid gland and submaxillary gland between December 3 and 18, 2013. The difference of Young's modulus in bilateral parotid and submaxillary gland, and the modulus values of different sex, age, height and weight groups were also compared. Results The Young's modulus of parotid gland was (8.14±1.78) kPa, and the Young's modulus of submaxillary gland was (11.52±2.34) kPa. The differences of Young's modulus between the two sides of parotid gland and submaxillary gland were not statistically significant (P>0.05); the differences of Young's modulus of parotid and submaxillary gland between different sex, age, height and weight groups had no statistical significance, either (P>0.05). Conclusion The real-time shear wave elastography can be applied to evaluate the elasticity of parotid and submaxillary gland and to lay the foundation for further diagnosis of salivary lesions.

Citation: JINYa, PENGYu-lan, ZHAOHai-na, SHIYan, HEYu-shuang. The Initial Study of Real-time Shear Wave Elastography in Parotid and Submaxillary Gland of Healthy Adults. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(4): 692-695. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150198 Copy

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