Evaluation of Mental Foramen and Accessory Mental Foramen in Retrospective Magnetic Resonance Images

Authors : Melisa ÖÇBE, Mehmet Oğuz BORAHAN

Pages : 15-27

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Publication Date : 2023-04-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and anatomical features of mental foramen and accessory mental foraminas insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AMFs); with Magnetic Resonance Imaging insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MRI); method. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 40 patients’ 3.0-Tesla Turbo Spin Echo insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3T TSE); MRI sequences were evaluated in both right and left coronal, sagittal, axial sections insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=80); to determine the morphological features of mental foramen insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MF);. Diameter of MF was measured and presence AMFs were recorded. RESULTS: The study was conducted with a total of 80 right and left sides of 40 subjects, 27 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(67.5%); female and 13 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(32.5%); male. The mean age was 40.60±18.57 years. AMFs was observed in 75 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(93.8%); of the evaluated mental foramens. Accessory mental foramen variation was observed in five of them insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.3%);. MRI 3T TSE sequence distributions were 52.5% T1w, 16.3% T2w and 31.3% PD. CONCLUSIONS: MRI is a non-invasive, radiation-free soft tissue imaging method. It is an auxiliary imaging technique that can be used in the evaluation of neurovascular tissues of the head and neck region and their anatomical variations. In pre-operative planning, clinicians can use MRI in the evaluation of soft tissues of the head and neck region in cases where bone imaging methods are insufficient.
Keywords : aksesuar mental foramina, manyetik rezonans görüntüleme, mental foramen, nörovasküler görüntüleme