MRI of odontogenic maxillofacial infections: diagnostic accuracy and reliability.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of emergency magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in odontogenic maxillofacial infections, the clinical and surgical significance of MRI findings, and whether MRI can identify the tooth responsible for the infection.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study reviewed 106 emergency neck MRI scans of patients with neck infections of odontogenic origin. The diagnostic accuracy of MRI in identifying abscesses was studied relative to surgical findings. Correlations were analyzed between various MRI findings and clinical results and outcomes, such as the surgical approach (intraoral vs. extraoral). The ability of MRI findings to predict the causative tooth was assessed in a blinded multi-reader setting.

Results

Of the 106 patients with

SUBMITTER: Heikkinen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10017569 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature