Reliability of diagnostic imaging for degenerative diseases with osseous changes in the temporomandibular joint with special emphasis on subchondral cyst.
Michihito NozawaNobumi OgiYoshiko ArijiYoshitaka KiseMiwa NakayamaMasako NishiyamaMunetaka NaitohKenichi KuritaEiichiro ArijiPublished in: Oral radiology (2019)
The reliabilities of panoramic TMJ projection and CT images were clarified for each characteristic appearance. The results support the bone contusion theory for the formation of subchondral cysts in the TMJ. A possible improvement in reliability is suggested relative to MRI findings.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- high resolution
- spinal cord
- deep learning
- bone mineral density
- dual energy
- convolutional neural network
- magnetic resonance
- optical coherence tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- soft tissue
- positron emission tomography
- bone regeneration
- photodynamic therapy
- fluorescence imaging