Multidetector computed tomography of jaw lesions in children and adolescents.
Jaw lesions in paediatric and adolescent population are uncommon and can arise in odontogenic or non-odontogenic tissues. With the advent of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), algorithm for imaging jaw lesions has changed dramatically. This pictorial essay describes the imaging appearance of commonly encountered jaw lesions in children and adolescents with emphasis on MDCT findings.
Gadodia
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Department of Radio-diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Seith
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Sharma
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Choudhury
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Bhutia
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Gupta
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D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*