Traumatic injuries: imaging of facial injuries.
Facial injuries are common and require radiologic evaluation to plan treatment. The role of imaging is to detect fractures, describe their morphology and topography, and evaluate adjacent soft tissue damage. Computed tomography is the imaging method of choice for an accurate diagnosis and for depicting the complex anatomic structures of the maxillo-facial region. Magnetic resonance imaging plays a limited role, mainly in the assessment of lesions of orbital soft tissues. This paper reviews the most common traumatic injuries of facial bones, paranasal sinuses, orbits and mandible.
Salvolini
Ugo
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Department of Radiology, "Umberto I" General Hospital, University of Ancona, Via Conca, Torrette, 60020 Ancona, Italy. u.salvolini@popcsi.unian.it
D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed