In vivo cross-sectional area of human jaw muscles varies with section location and jaw position

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 570-575

  Goto, T K ^a   Yahagi, M ^b   Nakamura, Y ^c   Tokumori, K ^a   Langenbach, G E J ^d   Yoshiura, K ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Asahi Kasei Information Systems Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human masticatory muscles; Jaw opening; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle cross sectional area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; PTERYGOID MUSCLES;

EID: 22844449465     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400616     Document Type: Article

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