title: [Correlations of CT and MRI imaging of the lateral pterygoid muscle].
abstract: On the basis of 15 CT scan and MRI studies of normal volunteers, the authors describe the features the lateral pterygoid muscle. A good correlation appears between CT and MR images which would be useful in the staging of tumors in this space, and in the pathophysiology of internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birou
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guillot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vanneuville
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escande
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Corrélations de l'imagerie TDM et IRM du muscle ptérygoïdien latéral.