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Internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint. II. Use of bone scanning as an aid to diagnosis
Author(s) -
Ryan Doran E.,
Collier B. David,
Messer Eugene,
Moloney Frank
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1985.tb02529.x
Subject(s) - temporomandibular joint , medicine , bone scintigraphy , scintigraphy , single photon emission computed tomography , radiology , nuclear medicine , radiography , angiography , technetium , radionuclide imaging , orthodontics
A bstract — A study is reported comparing the value of arthrography, transcranial spot‐film radiography, radionuclide angiography, planar bone scintigraphy, and single photon emission computed tomography bone scintigraphy (SPECT) in the evaluation of thirty‐six adult patients with surgically confirmed internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint. The conclusion was reached that SPECT bone scintigraphy currently represents the non‐invasive imaging test of choice to screen for internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint.