Usefulness of MR imaging for odontogenic tumors

MRI has become an invaluable diagnostic tool in all areas of the body. However, it has not been widely used to image odontogenic tumors of the jaw. Major advantages of MRI include excellent soft tissue contrast in the absence of ionizing radiation. Furthermore, diffusion-weighted MRI and dynamic con...

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Published in:Odontology 2021, Vol.109 (1), p.1-10
Main Authors: Kurabayashi, Tohru, Ohbayashi, Naoto, Sakamoto, Junichiro, Nakamura, Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Differential diagnosis
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Humans
Ionizing radiation
Jaw
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medicine
Odontogenic tumors
Odontogenic Tumors - diagnostic imaging
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Review Article
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Summary:MRI has become an invaluable diagnostic tool in all areas of the body. However, it has not been widely used to image odontogenic tumors of the jaw. Major advantages of MRI include excellent soft tissue contrast in the absence of ionizing radiation. Furthermore, diffusion-weighted MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can be used as functional imaging techniques for assessing tissue biology. In this review article, we present representative MR images of several types of odontogenic tumors, and discuss MR imaging characteristics useful for differential diagnosis.
ISSN:1618-1247
1618-1255
DOI:10.1007/s10266-020-00559-z