Imaging Science in Dentistry

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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Strain elastography of palatal tumors in conjunction with intraoral ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging: 2 case reports

  • Ogura, Ichiro (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata) ;
  • Toshima, Hiroo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata) ;
  • Akashiba, Tohru (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Nippon Dental University Niigata Hospital) ;
  • Ono, Junya (Department of Pathology, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata) ;
  • Okada, Yasuo (Department of Pathology, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata)
  • Received : 2019.09.24
  • Accepted : 2019.10.14
  • Published : 2020.03.31
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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.

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