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Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: A Diagnostic Approach, Second Edition is a fully updated and revised edition of this richly illustrated reference to the wide range of diagnostic imaging modalities available for investigating lesions affecting the face and jaws.
* Provides extensive flowcharts detailing the steps of diagnosis and decisions
* Features more than 450 clinical images, including many multi-part figures, demonstrating the concepts discussed, with more images covering cone beam computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and interventional procedures
* Discusses differences in the demographic, clinical and radiological presentations, and outcomes of treatment due to ethnicity
* Presents practical approaches firmly grounded in the scientific literature, focusing on the most common and important lesions
* Includes perspectives from experts in various specialty areas, including medical radiologists, oral and maxillofacial radiologists, functional imaging specialists, and radiation oncologists
List of contents
List of contributors ix
Preface xi
Part 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Basics of radiological diagnosis 3
Chapter 2 Viewing conditions and physiological phenomena and radiological interpretation 47
Chapter 3 Evidence-based radiology 63
Part 2 Advanced imaging modalities 73
Chapter 4 Computed tomography 75
Chapter 5 Cone-beam computed tomography 89
Chapter 6 Magnetic resonance imaging 111
Chapter 7 Positron emission tomography 135
Chapter 8 Basics of ultrasound 151
Part 3 Radiological pathology of the jaws 159
Chapter 9 Radiolucencies 161
Chapter 10 Radiopacities 273
Chapter 11 Maxillary sinus 341
Chapter 12 Lesions within the soft tissues 387
Chapter 13 Imaging of the salivary glands 415
Chapter 14 Oral and maxillofacial vascular lesions 447
Chapter 15 Fractures of the face and jaws 473
Chapter 16 Temporomandibular joint diseases 493
Part 4 Extragnathic lesions 517
Chapter 17 Introduction to extragnathic lesions 519
Chapter 18 Benign lesions 529
Chapter 19 Malignant lesions 555
Part 5 Osseointegrated implants 611
Chapter 20 Osseointegrated implants 613
Index 631
About the author
David MacDonald, BDS, BSc (Hons.), LLB (Hons.), MSc (Lond.), DDS (Edin.), DDRRCR (UK), FDSRCPS, FRCDC, is Professor and Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada; Consultant to the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada; and Regional Director (North America) for the International Association of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology.
Summary
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: A Diagnostic Approach, Second Edition is a fully updated and revised edition of this richly illustrated reference to the wide range of diagnostic imaging modalities available for investigating lesions affecting the face and jaws.
* Provides extensive flowcharts detailing the steps of diagnosis and decisions
* Features more than 450 clinical images, including many multi-part figures, demonstrating the concepts discussed, with more images covering cone beam computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and interventional procedures
* Discusses differences in the demographic, clinical and radiological presentations, and outcomes of treatment due to ethnicity
* Presents practical approaches firmly grounded in the scientific literature, focusing on the most common and important lesions
* Includes perspectives from experts in various specialty areas, including medical radiologists, oral and maxillofacial radiologists, functional imaging specialists, and radiation oncologists
