British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 625-630 , December 2008

Assessment of synovial vascularization by power Doppler ultrasonography in TMJ internal derangements treated arthroscopically

  • Altan Varol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Marmara University, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Buyukciftlik Sok. N: 6 36345, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 5325411841; fax: +90 2122465247.
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  • Selçuk Basa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Asli Topsakal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ihsan Akpinar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

,Accepted 12 April 2008.

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PII: S0266-4356(08)00196-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.04.022

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 625-630 , December 2008

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