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SPECT scans not justified in growth of the mandibular condyle

1 July 2018 | | SPECT bone scintigraphy, condylar hyperplasia, sensitivity, serial radiograph tracing, specificity

This is a paper from Hong Kong of 200 patients between January 2011 and July 2013 who underwent SPECT bone scintigraphy for assessment of growth causing condylar hyperplasia and subsequent mandibular asymmetry. Thirty-four patients were found to have active growth...