ABSTRACT
Optimal mouth positioning for magnetic resonance imaging of the TMJ is controversial. This study evaluates the closed mouth position and partial-open mouth position for diagnostic accuracy of anterior displacement of the disk. Sixty-two joints were considered abnormal in at least one position. In the positive joints, the closed mouth position sequences were all abnormal and diagnostic, while 34% of partial-open mouth position sequences were falsely normal. It was found that the closed mouth position provides higher diagnostic accuracy for disk displacement, although optimal examinations include imaging in both positions.
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Cartilage, Articular/pathology , Joint Dislocations/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The CT findings are presented in a patient with blunt trauma and a false-negative peritoneal lavage due to extraperitoneal insertion of the lavage catheter. Computed tomography correctly identified the presence of hemoperitoneum and the site of injury involving the small bowel mesentery. The diagnostic accuracy in peritoneal lavage and its relationship to abdominal CT is reviewed.
