PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Per-Lennart Westesson
AU  - Madeleine Rohlin
TI  - Diagnostic Accuracy of Double-Contrast Arthrotomography of the Temporomandibular Joint: Correlation with Postmortem Morphology
DP  - 1984 Jul 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 463--468
VI  - 5
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/4/463.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/4/463.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1984 Jul 01; 5
AB  - The diagnostic accuracy of double-contrast arthrotomography in the evaluation of internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint is unknown. Therefore, findings from double-contrast arthrotomograms of 48 temporomandibular joint autopsy specimens were correlated with postmortem morphology seen from dissections or cryosections. Arthrotomographic diagnosis was confirmed in 41 joints, signifying a diagnostic accuracy of 85%. Misinterpretations were made in seven joints (three concerning the configuration, three concerning the position, and one concerning the configuration and position of the disk). False-positive reports due to observation errors can be avoided with improved knowledge of the joint anatomy as well as with increased experience in the technique. False-negative examinations were due to limitation of the tomographic reproduction of the lateral part of the joint.