Combination of Salivary Gland Ultrasonography and Virtual Touch Quantification for Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Preliminary Study

<div>Representative images of parotid glands with shear wave velocity (SWV) measurements using Virtual Touch Quantification (VTQ). (a) SWV value was 1.93 m/s in a healthy volunteer and (b) 2.77 m/s in a SS patient.</div>

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Figure 2: Combination of Salivary Gland Ultrasonography and Virtual Touch Quantification for Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Preliminary Study 