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Review
. 2021 Jan;109(1):1-10.
doi: 10.1007/s10266-020-00559-z. Epub 2020 Oct 17.

Usefulness of MR imaging for odontogenic tumors

Tohru Kurabayashi #  1 , Naoto Ohbayashi #  2 , Junichiro Sakamoto  2 , Shin Nakamura  2
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Review

Usefulness of MR imaging for odontogenic tumors

Tohru Kurabayashi et al. Odontology. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

MRI has become an invaluable diagnostic tool in all areas of the body. However, it has not been widely used to image odontogenic tumors of the jaw. Major advantages of MRI include excellent soft tissue contrast in the absence of ionizing radiation. Furthermore, diffusion-weighted MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can be used as functional imaging techniques for assessing tissue biology. In this review article, we present representative MR images of several types of odontogenic tumors, and discuss MR imaging characteristics useful for differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Diagnostic imaging; Differential diagnosis; Jaws; MRI; Odontogenic tumor.

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