Multidetector Row Computed Tomography in Maxillofacial Imaging

Anita Gohel; Masafumi Oda; Amol S Katkar; Osamu Sakai

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2018.03.005

Multidetector Row Computed Tomography in Maxillofacial Imaging

Dent Clin North Am. 2018 Jul;62(3):453-465. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.03.005.

Authors

Anita Gohel¹, Masafumi Oda², Amol S Katkar³, Osamu Sakai⁴

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Radiology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, 3165 Postle Hall, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1267, USA. Electronic address: gohel.6@osu.edu.
² Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan.
³ Department of Radiology, Brook Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA.

PMID: 29903561
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.03.005

Abstract

Multidetector row CT (MDCT) offers superior soft tissue characterization and is useful for diagnosis of odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts and tumors, fibro-osseous lesions, inflammatory, malignancy, metastatic lesions, developmental abnormalities, and maxillofacial trauma. The rapid advances in MDCT technology, including perfusion CT, dual-energy CT, and texture analysis, will be an integrated anatomic and functional high-resolution scan, which will help in diagnosis of maxillofacial lesions and overall patient care.

Keywords: Dual-energy CT; Imaging; Maxillofacial; Multidetector row CT; Perfusion CT; Texture analysis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Face / diagnostic imaging*
Facial Bones / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Jaw Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Maxilla / diagnostic imaging*
Maxillofacial Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging
Maxillofacial Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Mouth Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Multidetector Computed Tomography*
Technology, Dental