Association between high signal intensity in the posterior disc attachment seen on T2 weighted fat-suppressed images and temporomandibular joint pain

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 187-191

  Chiba, Masatoshi ^a   Kumagai, M ^b   Echigo, S ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Pain; Posterior disc displacement; Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JAW OPENING REFLEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALPATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISK; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 34347252694     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/86899638     Document Type: Article

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