Identification of double mandibular canals: Literature review and three case reports with CT scans and cone beam CT

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-38

  Rouas, P ^a,b,d   Nancy, J ^b   Bar, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^c Saint Augustin Clinic   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; CT scan; Duplicated; Mandibular canal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33947627693     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/27374727     Document Type: Review

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