January 2001, Volume 30, Issue 1, Pages 56 - 58

Technical Report

Radiographic imaging of the mastoid process with conventional tomography: a novel positioning technique G Kaeppler1, B Nestle2 & S Reinert2 1Department of Oral Radiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany     2Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Tübingen, Germany     Correspondence to: G KaepplerDr, Department of Oral Radiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Tübingen, Osianderstr. 2-8, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany

Keywords

tomography, X-ray;   dental implants;   mastoid;   temporal bone

Abstract

The Scanora® (Soredex, Helsinki, Finland) is a multimodal unit for maxillofacial imaging combining narrow beam radiography and pluridirectional spiral tomography. We describe a novel technique for imaging the mastoid process based on a modification of the program for coronal tomography of the ear. This technique is of potential clinical value for implant planning and postoperative evaluation in the temporal bone.

Received 10 March 2000; Accepted 5 September 2000

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