Improvement of efficacy of MRI in clinical dentistry : high resolutionMR imaging for evaluating inferior alveolar nerve

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18592059
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Pathobiological dentistry/Dental radiology
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: KURABAYASHI Toru Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (60178093)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YOSHINO Norio 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 講師 (70220704)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): OHBAYASHI Naoto 東京医科歯科大学, 歯学部附属病院, 講師 (40176988) ; OMURA Ken 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院・医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (10334434)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Keywords: MRI / 口腔

Research Abstract

下顎骨を貫通する下顎管は下歯槽神経および動脈を含む神経血管束であり、埋伏智歯の抜歯や歯科インプラントの術前診査において、その診断は非常に重要である。本研究では、MRIの最適化を行い、同診断における高分解能MRIの有用性を評価した。本研究によって最適化されたMRIは、下歯槽神経の診断においてCTを上回る診断能を有する可能性が示された。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Tissue characterization ofhead and neck lesions using diffusionweightedMR imaging with SPLICE (2009)
  • Author(s): Sakamoto J, Yoshino N, Okochi K, Imaizumi A, Tetsumura A, Kurohara K, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Eur J Radiol 69 Pages: 260-268
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Correlation of darkening of impacted mandibular third molar rooton digital panoramic images withcone-beam computed tomographyfindings (2009)
  • Author(s): Tantanapornkul W, Okochi K, Bhakdinaronk A, Ohbayashi N, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Dentomaxillofac Radiol 38 Pages: 11-16
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MRI findings of temporomandibular joints with diskperforation (2008)
  • Author(s): Kuribayashi A, Okochi K, KobayashiK, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Oral Surg Oral Med OralPathol Oral Radiol Endod 106 Pages: 419-425
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Aninvestigation of magnetic resonanceimaging features in 14 patients withsynovial chondromatosis of thetemporomandibular joint (2008)
  • Author(s): Ida M, Yoshitake H, Okochi K, Tetsumura A, Ohbayashi N, Amagasa T, Omura K, Okada N, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Dentomaxillofac Radiol 37 Pages: 213-219
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] MRI and clinicalfindings of posterior disk displacement inthe temporomandibular joint (2008)
  • Author(s): Okochi K, Ida M, Honda E, Kobayashi K, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Oral SurgOral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 105 Pages: 644-648
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Combined fMRI and MRImovie in the evaluation of articulation insubjects with and without cleft lip andpalate (2008)
  • Author(s): Sato-Wakabayashi M, Inoue-Arai MS, Ono T, Honda E, Kurabayashi T, Moriyama K
  • Journal Title: Cleft Palate Craniofacial 45 Pages: 309-314
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Acomparative study of cone-beam computed tomography and conventionalpanoramic radiography in assessing thetopographic relationship between themandibular canal and impacted thirdmolars (2007)
  • Author(s): Tantanapornkul W, Okouchi K, Fujiwara Y, Yamashiro M, Maruoka Y, Ohbayashi N, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral PatholOral Radiol Endod 103 Pages: 253-259
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Characteristics ofmovement of the lips, tongue and velumduring a bilabial plosive. a noninvasivestudy using a magnetic resonanceimaging movie (2007)
  • Author(s): Inoue MS, Ono T, Honda E, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: Angle Orthodontist 77 Pages: 612-618
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A potential pitfall ofMR imaging for assessing mandibularinvasion of squamous cell carcinoma inthe oral cavity (2006)
  • Author(s): Imaizumi A, Yoshino N, Yamada I,Nagumo K, Amagasa T, Omura K, OkadaN, Kurabayashi T
  • Journal Title: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27 Pages: 114-122
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] MR拡散強調画像による口腔頭頚部病変の質的診断と治療評価.シンポジウム : 口腔頭頚部領域のMR拡散強調画像 (2009)
  • Author(s): 佐野司, 倉林亨
  • Organizer: 第28回日本画像医学会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 2009-02-28
• [Presentation] Cone-beam CT for assessing mandibularinvasion by gingival carcinoma (2008)
  • Author(s): Kurabayashi T, Momin MA, Okochi K, Watanabe H, Imaizumi A, Ohbayashi N
  • Organizer: IADR86th General Session
  • Place of Presentation: Toronto
  • Year and Date: 20080602-05
• [Presentation] 機能的磁気共鳴画像法を用いた口唇口蓋裂患者における外言語・内言語生成時の脳賦活領域のマッピング (2008)
  • Author(s): 若林みちる, 井上マリステラ小百合, 宮本順, 誉田栄一, 橋本幸治, 倉林亨, 小野卓史, 森山啓司
  • Organizer: 内言語生成時の脳賦活領域のマッピング
  • URL: 第32回日本口蓋裂学会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島
  • Year and Date: 20080528-29
• [Presentation] CT/MRI of the head and neck (2008)
  • Author(s): Kurabayashi T, Asaumi J
  • Organizer: 7th Asian Congress of Oral andMaxillofacial Radiology, Nara
  • Place of Presentation: Hands-on workshop
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-22
• [Presentation] Influences of fixed metallicabutments on MRI artifacts (2007)
  • Author(s): Destine D, Mizutani H, Yoshino N,Rutkunas V, Kurabayashi T, Igarashi Y,Honda E
  • Organizer: IADR 85th General Session
  • Place of Presentation: New Orleans
  • Year and Date: 2007-03-23
• [Presentation] Usefulness ofdynamic MRI in differentiating benignfrom malignant salivary gland tumors (2006)
  • Author(s): Kurabayashi T
  • Organizer: 6^<th> Asian Congress of Oral and MaxillofacialRadiology
  • Place of Presentation: Special lecture. Bangalore
  • Year and Date: 2006-12-06
• [Book] Chapter 1 : CT・3D画像とは. 初心者のためのCT・3D画像の読影・診断, 根津浩他監修 (2008)
  • Author(s): 倉林亨, 大林尚人
  • Total Pages: 10-15
  • Publisher: クインテッセンス出版
• [Book] 嚢胞および偽嚢胞他歯科臨床における画像診断アトラス(日本歯科放射線学会編) (2008)
  • Author(s): 倉林亨, 栗林亜実
  • Total Pages: 58-60
  • Publisher: 医歯薬出版
• [Book] CTの原理と正常解剖学的指標他.第2版歯科放射線診断teaching file(金田隆, 倉林亨, 佐野司) (2007)
  • Author(s): 倉林亨, 中村伸
  • Total Pages: 10-19
  • Publisher: 砂書房, 東京
• [Book] 画像検査. ドライマウスの臨床(斉藤一郎監修) (2007)
  • Author(s): 倉林亨, 大林尚人
  • Total Pages: 95-102
  • Publisher: 医歯薬出版
• [Book] 舌下・顎下・頚部の疾患. 歯科放射線学第4版(古本啓一他編) (2006)
  • Author(s): 倉林亨
  • Total Pages: 248-257
  • Publisher: 医歯薬出版
• [Book] 三叉神経痛. 症状から見た歯科エックス線写真読影のポイント(有地栄一郎他編) (2006)
  • Author(s): 吉野教夫, 倉林亨
  • Total Pages: 128-129
  • Publisher: クインテッセンス出版