title: Radiographic imaging of the mastoid process with conventional tomography: a novel positioning technique.
abstract: The Scanora (Soredex, Helsinki, Finland) is a multimodal unit for maxillofacial imaging combining narrow beam radiography and pluridirectional spiral tomography. We describe a novel technique for imaging the mastoid process based on a modification of the program for coronal tomography of the ear. This technique is of potential clinical value for implant planning and postoperative evaluation in the temporal bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Radiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaeppler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nestle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reinert
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008416:Mastoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011187:Posture; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*