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Ultrasonographic and arthrographic diagnoses of synovial chondromatosis

¹ Department of Radiology, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China; ² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China

*Correspondence to: Yong Cheng, Department of Radiology, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China 430079; Email: chengyong_125{at}163.com

Received 1 December 2005; revised 7 April 2006; accepted 25 April 2006

Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is rare in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Plain radiographs, CT, MRI and arthrography of the TMJ have been used for the diagnosis of SC. The purpose of this paper is to present ultrasonographic and arthrographic diagnoses of a case of SC of the TMJ.

Keywords: synovial chondromatosis; temporomandibular joint (TMJ); arthrography; ultrasonography; computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); arthroscopy