Avaliação por meio da ressonância magnética do sinal do tecido retrodiscal associado à anatomia de eminência articular do osso temporal na presença de derrame articular e deslocamento do disco com e sem redução em pacientes sintomáticos / Evaluation of MRI signal intensity of retrodiscal tissue associated with morphology of the articular eminence of the temporal bone,TMJ effusion status, and disc disc displacement with and without reduction in symptomatic patients

RESUMO

Este estudo avaliou por meio da Ressonância Magnética a intensidade de sinal do tecido retrodiscal associando a anatomia da eminência articular, derrame articular e deslocamento do disco com e sem redução. Para isto, foram analisadas imagens por RM de 48 ATM de 24 indivíduos sintomáticos, sendo 19 (79,2%) do gênero feminino e 5 (20,8%) do gênero masculino. Considerando o posicionamento sagital, cerca de 5 (10,4%) das articulações eram normais, 23 (47,9%) das articulações eram DDCR e 20 (41,7%) eram DDSR. Para a forma da eminência articular, cerca de 15 (31,3%) das articulações foram classificadas como tendo formato de caixa, 12 (25,0%) foram classificadas como sigmoide, 10 (20,8%) como aplainada e 11 (22,9%) das articulações foram classificadas como deformada. A maioria das articulações apresentaram derrame cerca de 32 (66,7%). Das articulações com DDSR, 16 (51,6%) apresentaram derrame e as com DDCR 15 (48,4%). As articulações com DDCR apresentaram 9 (39,15) em forma de caixa, 6 (26,1%) como sigmóide, 3 (13,0%) estavam aplainada e 5 (21,7%) deformadas; as ATM com DDSR apresentaram 5 (25,5%) como caixa, 4 (20,0%) como sigmóide, 6 (30,0%) aplainadas e 5 (25,5%) deformadas. A forma da eminência articular não está relacionada ao posicionamento sagital (p=0,520).

ABSTRACT

This study evaluated MR signal intensity of retrodiscal tissue associated with articular eminence morphology, joint effusion status, and disc displacement with and without reduction (DDwR and DDwoR, respectively). Forty-eight TMJ MR images of 24 symptomatic subjects (19 females and 5 males) were analyzed. For the sagittal position, 5 (10.4%) joints were normal, 23 (47.9%) showed DDwR and 20 (41.7%) DDwoR. Regarding articular eminence morphology, 15 (31.3%) joints were classified as box-shaped, 12 (25.0%) as sigmoid, 10 (20.8%) flattened and 11 (22.9%) deformed. The majority of TMJs (32 or 66.7%) showed effusion. Sixteen (51.6%) of the TMJs with DDwoR had effusion versus 15 (48.4%) of those with DDDwR. Of TMJs with DDwR, 9 (39.1%) were box-shaped, 6 (26.1%) sigmoid, 3 (13.0%) flattened and 5 (21.7%) deformed. Among joints with DDwoR, 5 (25.5%) were boxshaped, 4 (20.0%) sigmoid, 6 (30.0%) flattened and 5 (25.5%) deformed. As a conclusion, articular eminence shape was not related to sagittal position of the disk (p = 0.520). Sagittal position of the disk was not related to presence of effusion (p = 0.281). Signal intensity of retrodiscal tissue (RT) was statistically lower in the DDwR sagittal position than in DDwoR cases (p = 0.016). There was a tendency for higher RT signal intensity in joints with effusion versus those without effusion (p = 0.065). No relationship between sagittal position of the disc and effusion was observed. No relationship between signal intensity of retrodiscal tissue and shape of articular eminence was identified (p = 0.159).