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Hair artefacts in the head and neck region

¹ Department of Oral Surgery and Dental Radiology, Campus Virchow, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; ² Department of Radiology, Campus Virchow, Charité-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany

*Correspondence to: Dr Christian Scheifele, Zentrum für Zahnmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; E-mail: christian.scheifele{at}charite.de

Received 3 February 2003; revised 12 May 2003; accepted 10 July 2003

Three cases illustrating hair artefacts in conventional and panoramic radiography are reported. Hairstyles may create a considerable range of radiopaque patterns, including simple representation of synthetic hair braid extensions or findings that seem inexplicable without thorough reconstruction of the imaging situation. It may be concluded that hair artefacts should be considered in all questionable opacities of the head and neck region.

Keywords: artefacts; hair; radiography, dental; head and neck neoplasms

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