title: The importance of cone beam CT in the radiological detection of osteomalacia.
abstract: Although osteomalacia is one of the most common osteometabolic diseases among the elderly, there is no case in the literature that presents the effects of osteomalacia in detail using cone beam CT (CBCT). While thin and porous bones are the most common radiographic sign of the disease, the radiological hallmarks are pseudofractures (Looser's zone). We coincidentally detected osteomalacia in a 23-year-old female and we showed the pseudofracture on CBCT images. In the present case, we aim to present the images of osteomalacia that were detected by CBCT in detail. CBCT has an important value in screening for osteomalacia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. bcakur@atauni.edu.tr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cakur
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sümbüllü
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dagistan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durna
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult
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