Imaging of the temporomandibular joint.
Recent advances in imaging technology have greatly contributed to the understanding of diseases of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). MRI is now the modality of choice in the evaluation of TMJ-related symptoms. This article describes normal anatomy and MRI characteristics of diseases affecting the TMJ including internal derangement, inflammation, and tumors.
Rao
V M
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Department of Radiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed