[¹⁸F]-fluoride positron emission tomography for imaging condylar hyperplasia

Abstract 

The management of condylar hyperplasia depends on the diagnosis of continued growth in the affected condyle, and there is currently no satisfactory way of imaging it. [¹⁸F]-fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) was included in the investigation of 5 patients who were suspected of having condylar hyperplasia, and the results were correlated with the operative findings. The technique correctly identified condylar hyperplasia in all patients. Our results suggest that [¹⁸F]-fluoride PET is a valid way of assessing patients with condylar hyperplasia.

Keywords: [¹⁸F]-Fluoride, PET Scan, Condylar hyperplasia