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. 2016 May 10;45(1):30.
doi: 10.1186/s40463-016-0144-4.

MRI and CBCT image registration of temporomandibular joint: a systematic review

Mohammed A Q Al-Saleh  1 , Noura A Alsufyani  2   3 , Humam Saltaji  2 , Jacob L Jaremko  4 , Paul W Major  2
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MRI and CBCT image registration of temporomandibular joint: a systematic review

Mohammed A Q Al-Saleh et al. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the present review is to systematically and critically analyze the available literature regarding the importance, applicability, and practicality of (MRI), computerized tomography (CT) or cone-beam CT (CBCT) image registration for TMJ anatomy and assessment.

Data sources: A systematic search of 4 databases; MEDLINE, EMBASE, EBM reviews and Scopus, was conducted by 2 reviewers. An additional manual search of the bibliography was performed.

Inclusion criteria: All articles discussing the magnetic resonance imaging MRI and CT or CBCT image registration for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) visualization or assessment were included.

Results and included articles' characteristics: Only 3 articles satisfied the inclusion criteria. All included articles were published within the last 7 years. Two articles described MRI to CT multimodality image registration as a complementary tool to visualize TMJ. Both articles used images of one patient only to introduce the complementary concept of MRI-CT fused image. One article assessed the reliability of using MRI-CBCT registration to evaluate the TMJ disc position and osseous pathology for 10 temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients.

Conclusion: There are very limited studies of MRI-CT/CBCT registration to reach a conclusion regarding its accuracy or clinical use in the temporomandibular joints.

Keywords: CBCT; CT; MRI; Multimodality; Registration; TMJ; TMJ disc.

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PRISMA 2009 Flow diagram
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Sagittal view of registered PD-weighted MRI (grey color) and CBCT image (Red color) using maximum mutual information algorithm (intrinsic based registration). The inset shows close-up of the TMJ with excellent superimposition of the TMJ anatomical tissues, despite the different receivers, FOV size, voxel size, voxel value, image-acquired orientation, slice thickness, image resolution and field inhomogeneity
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