title: Advances in diagnostic imaging for pathologic conditions of the jaws.
abstract: Advances in dental and maxillofacial imaging are delineated along with the advantages and disadvantages of each imaging modality. The imaging modalities that are included are intraoral radiography, panoramic radiography, cone-beam computed tomography, multidetector computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Dentistry, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA, bbenson@bcd.tamhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Byron W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Diane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Opatowsky
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*