Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (eBook)

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.

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