STATIC AND REAL-TIME 3D SONOGRAPHY OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

Purpose: The specificity, sensitivity and accuracy of 2D temporomandibular joint (TMJ) sonography for the assessment of disk dislocation vary considerably in the literature. This difference may depend upon the quality of the ultrasound equipment, the frequency, observer experience and interpretation. Therefore static and real-time 3D sonography was introduced to assess additional information from a third dimension. Methods and Materials: Sixty Eight patients, 136 TMJ, with different grades of clinical dysfunction were examined by 3D-scan (V530 static, V730 real-time, General Electric-Kretz, Solingen, Germany). A…