Apport de la scintigraphie osseuse dans les hypercondylies

Added value of SPECT-CT imaging in the diagnosis of unilateral active mandibular hypercondylia in adult: A Case Report.

“…The place of bone scintigraphy has a different interest from other imaging methods because it allows assessing the osteoblastic activity of the condylar cartilage [2,3]. In a context of clinical and radiological diagnosis of hypercondylia, a positive bone scan shows the active nature of the disease and allows therapy to be adapted.…”

“…It affects the overall development of the mandible and this condition is characterized clinically by a typical facial asymmetry, with a mandibular anatomy, disturbed occlusion, and a tilted occlusal plane [1]. Planar bone scintigraphy has been frequently used to assess the active or inactive nature of this situation [2,3].…”