Magnetic resonance imaging of the temporamandibular joint: Diagnostic difficulty caused by extensive pneumatization of the mastoid air cells

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 577-580

  Wong, Kenneth ^a   Munk, Peter L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CT; MRI; Temporal bone; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTOID; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032827132     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050622     Document Type: Article

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