Parotid gland evaluation of menopausal women with xerostomia using the iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL-IQ) method of MRI: a pilot study.

The FF of the parotid gland was higher in the xerostomia group than in the normal group and FF value and s-SFR showed a negative correlation. Analyses of the FF using IDEAL-IQ in menopausal females can be helpful for the quantitative diagnosis of xerostomia.