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Radiology, Vol 150, 111-115, Copyright © 1984 by Radiological Society of North America

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Internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint: diagnosis by direct sagittal computed tomography

JV Manzione, RW Katzberg, GL Brodsky, SE Seltzer and HZ Mellins

The authors performed direct sagittal computed tomography (CT) on 4 cadaver temporomandibular joints (TMJ) and examined 51 TMJs in 47 patients clinically. The results were correlated with cadaver anatomical sections and clinical arthrographic findings. A fat plane between the bellies of the lateral pterygoid muscles, termed the "lateral pterygoid fat pad," served as the anatomical basis for detection of internal derangements by CT. CT was 94% accurate in detecting meniscal derangements and 96% accurate in detecting degenerative arthritis. The authors suggest that CT rather than arthrography be employed as the primary TMJ imaging modality when internal derangement or arthritis is suspected.


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