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Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chronic Spinal Cord Compression
Published on: May 7, 2019
Microstructural investigation of masticatory muscles: a pre- and post-treatment diffusion tensor imaging study in a
Enricomaria Mormina1,2, Francesca Granata2, Michele Gaeta2
11 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina , Messina , Italy.
Abstract:
We evaluated, by means of a non-invasive procedure based on MRI, the masticatory muscular microstructure in a 55-year-old-female patient affected by bruxism. The patient underwent MR examination before and after 1 month of splint therapy, when she mentioned the complete disappearance of all symptoms. By means of diffusion tensor imaging we observed changes at microstructural level of masticatory muscular complex. We conclude that diffusion tensor imaging may be a useful instrument both to perform panoramic reconstruction of the masticatory muscle complex and to investigate microstructural modifications related to the pain relief in bruxism.
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