Use of gutta percha cores in CT scan imaging for patent nasopalatine duct.
Gutta percha cores were inserted in nasopalatine ducts to improve their visualization on CT scans. This simple method enhances the diagnostic quality of these images so that surgery can be performed more precisely.
Département d'Odontologie et de Santé Buccale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Place Amélie Raba Léon, Bordeaux, France. sylvaincatros@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006171:Gutta-Percha