ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2014
Clinical value of 99Tcm-MDP SPECT bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of unilateral condylar hyperplasia.
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- Decision-Making in Unilateral Progressive Condylar Growth of the Mandible: Biological Insights and the Role of Proportional Condylectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Expert consensus on treatment of condylar hyperplasia and secondary dento-maxillofacial deformities.International journal of oral science · 2026Article
- Condylar Osteochondroma in an Older Adult With Facial Asymmetry: Case Report and Differentiation From Condylar Hyperplasia.Case reports in dentistry · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Efficacy of Bone SPECT Techniques in Differentiating Unilateral and Bilateral Condylar Hyperplasia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- SPECT/CT Correlation in the Diagnosis of Unilateral Condilar Hyperplasia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Case Report: unilateral condylar hyperplasia.F1000Research · 2021Article
- Active unilateral condylar hyperplasia: Assessment of the usefulness of single photon emission computed tomography.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2020Article
- Low dose radiation 18F-fluoride PET/CT in the assessment of Unilateral Condylar Hyperplasia of the mandible: preliminary results of a single centre experience.European journal of hybrid imaging · 2018Article
- Condylectomy and "surgery first" approach: An expedited treatment for condylar hyperplasia in a patient with facial asymmetry.Dental press journal of orthodonticsArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the clinical value of (99)Tc(m)-MDP SPECT for the diagnosis of unilateral condylar hyperplasia (UCH).
methodsOne hundred forty-nine patients who underwent mandibular (99)Tc(m)-MDP SPECT between January 2009 and December 2012 were studied, including 105 cases that were clinically suspected of UCH and 44 comparable cases without UCH as a control group.
resultsIncreased bone activity was observed in the affected condyles for all UCH patients. In the UCH group, the relative percentage uptake on the affected side was 59% (SD ± 4.3%), significantly higher than the 41% (SD ± 4.1%) uptake on the contralateral side (P<0.001). Similarly, the condyle/skull ratio was significantly higher for the affected side (1.66 ± 0.63) than for the contralateral side (1.34 ± 0.34, P < 0.01. No significant difference was found in the control group between the left and right condyles. Values for the sensitivity (95%), specificity (61%), positive (84.4%) and negative (84.6%) predictive values, and accuracy (84.5%) for (99)Tc(m)-MDP SPECT in the diagnosis of UCH were calculated. However, for the hyperplastic condyle, no correlation was observed between the thickness of each cartilage layer and the relative uptake in the SPECT image.
conclusion(99)Tc(m)-MDP SPECT is accurate for diagnosing UCH and can provide a reference for treatment options.
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