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ArticleImaging science in dentistry2023

Appearance of nasopalatine duct cysts on dental magnetic resonance imaging using a mandibular coil: Two case reports with a literature review.

Adib Al-Haj Husain, Daphne Schönegg, Silvio Valdec, Bernd Stadlinger, Marco Piccirelli, Sebastian Winklhofer

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Article in Imaging science in dentistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Adib Al-Haj HusainClinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7895-1461
Daphne SchöneggDepartment of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2236-4035
Silvio ValdecClinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-180X
Bernd StadlingerClinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5044-7052
Marco PiccirelliDepartment of Neuroradiology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3107-4489
Sebastian WinklhoferDepartment of Neuroradiology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-3592

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasopalatine duct cysts (NPDCs), the most common non-odontogenic cysts of maxilla, are often incidental findings on diagnostic imaging. When symptomatic, they usually present as a painless swelling with possible fistula. Conventional radiography shows a round-to-ovoid or heart-shaped radiolucency between the roots of central maxillary incisors. While the radiographic features of NPDCs in X-ray-based modalities have been well described, their magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features have rarely been reported. Developments in dental MRI in recent years and the introduction of various dental MRI protocols now allow a wide range of applications in dental medicine. MRI is becoming an important tool for the detection and diagnosis of incidental or non-incidental dentomaxillofacial cysts. This report presented and discussed the characteristics of 2 NPDC cases visualized on MRI using both conventional and newly implemented specific dental MRI protocols with a novel 15-channel mandibular coil, demonstrating the use of these protocols for radiation-free maxillofacial diagnoses.

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CystsDentistryMagnetic Resonance ImagingOralOral Surgical ProceduresSurgery

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PMCPMC10315232

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