[Useful imaging in maxillofacial surgery. Part II: practical applications].
Various pathologic patterns are discussed with advice on appropriate radiographic imaging. The choice of the most suitable modality for each condition depends on the need to obtain the most accurate results. Panoramic radiography remains a basic and low cost method. Choice of CT or MR as the principal or only modality depends on anatomic patterns: CT being preferred for bone and cavities, MR for soft tissue and cavity content. Much progress has been made in MR machines and the variety of sequences enables high discrimination between normal and pathologic tissues.
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Institut de radiologie, faculté de médecine, CHU de Strasbourg, 4, rue Kirschleger, 67000 Strasbourg, France. pbourjat@noos.fr
D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography