Magnetic resonance imaging of salivary gland tumours: Key findings for imaging characterisation

•Conventional and advanced MRI shows good accuracy in characterising the most frequent salivary gland neoplasms.•Pleomorphic adenoma frequently exhibits high SI on T2W, ADC ≥ 1.4 × 10−3 mm2/s and A-type DCE time/intensity curve.•High SI foci on T1W, ADC < 0.9 × 10−3 mm2/s, and B-type DCE time/intensity curve are suggestive for Warthin tumour.•Epithelial malignancy usually shows low SI on T2W, ADC between 0.9 and 1.4 × 10−3 mm2/s, and C-type DCE time/intensity curve.•Salivary gland lymphoma usually shows very low ADC values (< 0.7 × 10−3 mm2/s).