British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 389-392 , July 2009

Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of intra-articular adhesions of the temporomandibular joint

  • ShanYong Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China
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  • Chi Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • MinJie Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Xindong Fan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiography, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Bai Yun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Yan Peng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Dan Yuan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, School of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University, People's Republic of China

,Accepted 16 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.09.007

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 389-392 , July 2009

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