TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging orofacial tissues by magnetic resonance
AU - Lam, Ernest W N
AU - Hannam, Alan G.
AU - Wood, William W.
AU - Fache, J. Stephen
AU - Watanabe, Makoto
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Magnetic resonance imaging was used to study the human orofacial complex. Two imaging methods, a fixed head coil and a surface coil, were used. Images from a database of 31 subjects revealed details of many structures including the masseter, temporal, medial and lateral pterygoid muscles, the teeth, articular condyles, and facial bones. A dentigerous cyst and a maxillary sinus "polyp" were also identified. Our study demonstrates the utility of this imaging modality in the identification and localization of soft tissue lesions. The strengths and weaknesses of the technique and its clinical potential are discussed.
AB - Magnetic resonance imaging was used to study the human orofacial complex. Two imaging methods, a fixed head coil and a surface coil, were used. Images from a database of 31 subjects revealed details of many structures including the masseter, temporal, medial and lateral pterygoid muscles, the teeth, articular condyles, and facial bones. A dentigerous cyst and a maxillary sinus "polyp" were also identified. Our study demonstrates the utility of this imaging modality in the identification and localization of soft tissue lesions. The strengths and weaknesses of the technique and its clinical potential are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(89)90106-0
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(89)90106-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 2755685
AN - SCOPUS:0024369550
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 68
SP - 2
EP - 8
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 1
ER -