The arterial blood supply of the temporomandibular joint: An anatomical study and clinical implications

Imaging Science in Dentistry

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-44

  Cuccia, Antonino Marco ^a   Caradonna, Carola ^a   Caradonna, Domenico ^a   Anastasi, Giuseppe ^b   Milardi, Demetrio ^b   Favaloro, Angelo ^b   De Pietro, Anita ^c   Angileri, Tommaso Maurizio ^c   Caradonna, Luigi ^a   Cutroneo, Giuseppina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Villa Santa Teresa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood supply; Computer generated; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temporomandibular joint; Three Dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876317802     PISSN: 22337822     EISSN: 22337830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5624/isd.2013.43.1.37     Document Type: Article

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