Background:The palatal masticatory mucosa is the main donor area of soft tissue and connective tissue grafts used for increasing the keratinized mucosa around teeth and implants, covering exposed roots and increasing localized alveolar ridge thickness. The aim of this study was to compare the thickness of the palatal masticatory mucosa as determined on a cone-beam computerized tomography scan versus thickness determined via bone-sounding.Materials and Methods:A total of 20 patients requiring palatal surgery participated. Thickness of the palatal tissue was measured at various points radiographically and clinically. The two techniques were compared to determine the agreement of the two measurement modalities.Results:Statistical analysis determined that there was no significant difference between the two methods. Moreover, the tissue thickness was shown to increase as the distance from the gingival margin increased, and the tissue over the premolars was thicker than the other teeth.Conclusion:Cone-beam computerized tomography can be used as a noninvasive method to accurately and consistently determine the soft tissue thickness of the palatal masticatory mucosa with minimal bias at different locations on the palate.

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Background: The knee joint (KJ) is one of the largest as well as most complicated joints in the human body. The knee is one of the most frequently injured joints, either as a separated injury or as a common portion in patients with multiple traumas. MRI has completely transformed the field of radio diagnosis because it provides superior soft tissue (ST) contrast. Also, it has appeared to be highly useful in muscle, brain, abdominal, and soft tissue imaging. The MRI is non-invasive which provides significantly better ST contrast, and requires less imaging time while having fewer artefacts. Aims & Objectives: To compare the accuracy of diagnostic [True Positive (TP), True Negative (TN), False Positive (FP), as well as False Negative (FN)] of MRI & arthroscopy in diagnosing internal derangement (ID) of the knee. To determine the function of MRI in selecting patients for arthroscopy. Material and Methods: This research is a cross-sectional investigation wherein patients who were thought to have an internal knee dislocation (IKD) were given an MRI and some were chosen for an arthroscopy. Most MRIs were done on a 1.5 tesla MRI scanner. The results of the MRI were written down.

Anal gland infections most commonly lead to perianal fistulas. With advances in techniques, MR imaging has proven to play an important role in perianal fistula evaluation and is currently considered to be the gold standard. This was a hospital based prospective observational study in which around 100 patients who were diagnosed to have perianal fistula clinically and referred for MR fistulogram to the Department of Radio diagnosis & Imaging, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J&K, India and were included in the study. In this study we concluded that about 26% patients (26 out of 100) had secondary tracks and 31% (31 out of 100) had associated abscesses which showed 86% concordance with surgical findings.

Background: Mesial Temporal Sclerosis, also known as MTS, is a condition that causes medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and is characterized by the loss of hippocampal neurons. Multiple researches on individuals with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) have demonstrated that MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an exhaustive method for locating the EF (epileptogenic focus). Aims & Objectives: To study Partial Loss of Hippocampal Striations (PLHS) as a diagnostic parameter using 3.0 Tesla MRI to increase the confidence of diagnosing Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS). Material & methods: This prospective research was performed in 55 patients who had undergone 3T (GE SIGNA HDX) brain imaging under epilepsy protocol that included T2 axial, coronal FLAIR and 3D SPGR hippocampal volume assessment in addition to high resolution T2 coronal imaging over a period of two years at Department of Radiodiagnoses and Imaging (DORAI), Bharat Scans, Chennai, India.