[Helical CT and diagnostic evaluation of cranio-facial fibrous dysplasia].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the role of helical CT in the evaluation of skull abnormalities seen in fibrous dysplasia.


METHODS
Prospective study on 6 cases with cranio-facial fibrous dysplasia (3 males and 3 females) aged 8 to 59 years old, evaluated with plain radiographs, helical CT and, in 1 case, MRI. Helical CT was performed in 3 cases on a CT Twin scan (Elscint), in 3 cases on a Somatom Plus scan (Siemens). Multiplanar reconstructions and 3D reconstructions were done in all cases. 4 cases had a histopathological confirmation of fibrous dysplasia lesions by bone-biopsy (3 cases) or surgical biopsy (1 case).


RESULTS
The 6 cases included sclerotic form in 3 cases, cystic variety in 1 case, polyostotic variety in 1 case, mixed form in 1 case. Topographic localizations of fibrous dysplasia were skull base involvement in 1 case, multizonal skull involvement in 4 cases, maxillo-mandibulary involvement (cherubism) in 1 case.


CONCLUSIONS
Helical CT is an optimal method to evaluate the skull lesions of fibrous dysplasia. The review of source images must always be done. 3-dimensional bone reconstructions are better to visualize the anterior cranial vault and skull base dysmorphy. Helical acquisition is a compromise in case by case between the dose of irradiation and the quality of source images.
Lupescu
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Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Fundeni, Sos. Fundeni, no. 258, cod. 79840 Bucarest, Roumanie.
Hermier
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Georgescu
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Froment
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005147:Facial Bones; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012886:Skull; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards