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Anatomy Monday: Soft tissue of the ear 2

This entry was posted in Anatomy Monday and tagged ear lobe pantomograph anatomy soft tissue of ear on March 28, 2016 by Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

This anatomy seems to throw a lot of students off due to the radiopacity it presents as on pantomographs.  Being that it’s a soft tissue entity many assume it’s bone as it shows up more radiopaque. This increased radiopacity is due to the ghost image of the opposite ramus. The […]

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Anatomy on Radiographs: Pantomographs Part 2 10

This entry was posted in Radiographic Interpretation and tagged cervical spine ear lobe external auditory meatus hyoid infraorbital canal orbital rim oropharynx pantomograph anatomy pterygomaxillary fissure soft palate zygomatic bone on July 19, 2012 by Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

Now onto other structures visible on a pantomograph. Midface The orbital rim (green dots) appears as a thick semi –circular radiopaque band superior to the maxillary sinuses. The pterygomaxillary fissure (blue area) appears as an inverted teardrop shaped radiolucent area with a thin radiopaque border. It is directly lateral to […]

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