Imaging modalities for drug-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (3), Positron emission tomography imaging for the diagnosis of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw

• Main Authors: Yoshimasa Kitagawa (Author), Noritaka Ohga (Author), Takuya Asaka (Author), Jun Sato (Author), Hironobu Hata (Author), Joseph Helman (Author), Kanako Tsuboi (Author), Norio Amizuka (Author), Yuji Kuge (Author), Tohru Shiga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Medication-related osteonecrosis of jaws (MRONJ) is one of the most complicated inflammatory conditions in oral and maxillofacial region. It is very difficult to correctly evaluate the degree and extent of necrosis and infection. This refractory osteonecrosis often needs extended surgery, l...