Tuberculosis of the parotid lymph nodes: clinical and imaging features

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Tuberculosis of the parotid lymph nodes: Clinical and Imaging Features Dan Zhang,1,2 Xiaojiao Li,2,3 Hua Xiong,2,3 Chao Yang,2,3 Fajin Lv,1 Xianlong Huang,2,3 Qi Li,1 Zhuoyue Tang,2,3 Tianyou Luo1 1Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; 2Department of Radiology, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400014, China; 3Molecular and Functional Imaging Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400014, China Objectives: To characterize clinical, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of tuberculosis (TB) of the parotid nodes. Materials and methods: CT (n