Maxillofacial (midface) fractures.
Recognizing typical midface fracture injuries and describing the imaging findings that are relevant to the maxillofacial surgeon are important. Particular attention should be paid to findings that potentially result in significant cosmetic or functional complications. Radiologists should evaluate facial fractures in multiple planes with coronal and sagittal reformats, which are especially helpful for horizontally oriented facial fractures, such as injuries to the orbital floor and the hard palate. 3-D images can also facilitate a broader understanding of the fracture impact on facial width, height, and projection and are useful for an overview of more complex fracture patterns that involve multiple facial bones.
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Box 1325, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. jane.kim@radiology.ucsf.edu
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D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020205:Skull Fracture, Basilar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed