[18F]-fluoride positron emission tomography for imaging condylar hyperplasia

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Apr;47(3):196-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.08.001. Epub 2008 Oct 15.

Abstract

The management of condylar hyperplasia depends on the diagnosis of continued growth in the affected condyle, and there is currently no satisfactory way of imaging it. [(18)F]-fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) was included in the investigation of 5 patients who were suspected of having condylar hyperplasia, and the results were correlated with the operative findings. The technique correctly identified condylar hyperplasia in all patients. Our results suggest that [(18)F]-fluoride PET is a valid way of assessing patients with condylar hyperplasia.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Facial Asymmetry / diagnostic imaging*
  • Facial Asymmetry / etiology
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / diagnostic imaging
  • Jaw Abnormalities / complications
  • Jaw Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Mandibular Condyle / abnormalities*
  • Mandibular Condyle / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18