Nuclear Medicine Imaging in the Dentomaxillofacial Region.

Heidi R Wassef, Patrick M Colletti

Journal: Dental clinics of North America 2019;62(3):491-509

PMID: 29903564

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Abstract

Nuclear medicine studies evaluate physiology on a molecular level providing earlier detection of lesions before morphologic change is evident. Tc-MDP and F-fluoride bone scans detect osteomyelitis earlier than radiographs and computed tomography (CT); aid in diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disorder; and evaluate activity of condylar hyperplasia, extent of Paget disease, and viability of bone grafts. F-FDG PET/CT distinguish between soft tissue and bone infections and diagnose osteomyelitis complicated by fracture or surgery. FDG PET is more accurate than CT alone and has a major role in staging, restaging, and assessing response to therapy for head and neck malignancies and in detecting sequelae of therapy.

Address: Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, PET Center, 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].; Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, GNH 3549, Off Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9311, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.03.008

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MeSH Terms: Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome, Bone Neoplasms, Face, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Humans, Hyperplasia, Infections, Mandibular Condyle, Maxilla, Osteitis Deformans, Periodontitis, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Positron-Emission Tomography, Radiopharmaceuticals, Sjogren's Syndrome, Technetium Tc 99m Medronate, Technology, Dental, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Tomography, X-Ray Computed