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- Title
Strain elastography of palatal tumors in conjunction with intraoral ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging: 2 case reports.
- Authors
Ichiro Ogura; Hiroo Toshima; Tohru Akashiba; Junya Ono; Yasuo Okada
- Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be useful for the evaluation of palatal lesions, and strain elastography (performed together with intraoral ultrasonography) is a relatively new sonographic imaging modality. This report describes 2 clinical cases in which strain elastography was used to assess palatal tumors in conjunction with intraoral ultrasonography, CT, and MRI. In the first case, diagnosed as a myoepithelioma, the strain was determined to be 0.000% (strain of normal tissue, 0.556%). In the second case, diagnosed as an adenoid cystic carcinoma, the determined strain was 0.000% (strain of normal tissue, 1.077%). Therefore, we conclude that intraoral strain elastography can be useful for evaluating palatal lesions.
- Subjects
MAGNETIC resonance imaging; ADENOID cystic carcinoma; ULTRASONIC imaging; ELASTOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
Imaging Science in Dentistry, 2020, Vol 50, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
2233-7822
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5624/isd.2020.50.1.73