title: MR imaging of the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: Technologic advances in MR imaging have had a decisive effect on the capacity of investigators to image the TMJ. This article provides a description of the normal anatomy and function of this joint. emphasizing the key imaging findings of internal derangement. A reading algorithm is given to achieve a systematic approach to the interpretation of a temporomandibular MR imaging study. Finally, a summary of key imaging findings of other miscellaneous pathologic processes involving this joint is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 132 South 10th Street, 1072 Main Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. vijay.rao@mail.tju.edu
authors.forename: Vijay M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bacelar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed