title: Magnetic resonance of the disk of the temporomandibular joint. MR imaging protocol.
abstract: Disk displacement can be well detected using proton density-weighted and T2*-weighted two-dimensional gradient-echo sequences. In uncertain cases, especially if the bilaminar zone is not sufficiently represented, a contrast-enhanced T1-weighted spin-echo sequence should also be performed. Also in patients with disk degeneration and osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint, proton density-weighted and T2*-weighted two-dimensional gradient-echo sequences are of great diagnostic value. In this collective, however, T1-weighted contrast-enhanced spin-echo sequences should be generally performed, to demonstrate inflammatory reaction of the synovia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fellner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gmeinwieser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019224:Temporomandibular Joint Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed