Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate scintigraphy, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of osteonecrosis in the mandible: Osteoradionecrosis versus medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
- Author:
Ichiro OGURA
1
;
Yoshihiko SASAKI
;
Mikiko SUE
;
Takaaki ODA
;
Ayako KAMETA
;
Kazuhide HAYAMA
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Osteonecrosis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Radionuclide Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- MeSH: Diffusion; Humans; Jaw; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mandible; Osteonecrosis; Osteoradionecrosis; Radionuclide Imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry 2019;49(1):53-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: PURPOSE: To present characteristic findings of Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (HMDP) scintigraphy, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for osteonecrosis in the mandible, especially osteoradionecrosis (ORN) and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirteen patients with MRONJ and 7 patients with ORN in the mandible underwent Tc-99m HMDP scintigraphy, CT, and MR imaging (T1-weighted images [T1WI], T2-weighted images [T2WI], short inversion time inversion recovery images [STIR]), diffusion-weighted images [DWI], and apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC] mapping). The associations of scintigraphy, CT, and MR imaging findings with MRONJ and ORN were analyzed using the chi-square test with the Pearson exact test. RESULTS: Thirteen patients with MRONJ and 7 patients with ORN in the mandible showed low signal intensity on T1WI and ADC mapping, high signal intensity on STIR and DWI, and increased uptake on scintigraphy. Periosteal bone proliferation on CT was observed in 69.2% of patients with MRONJ (9 of 13) versus 14.3% of patients with ORN (1 of 7) (P=0.019). CONCLUSION: This study presented characteristic imaging findings of MRONJ and ORN on scintigraphy, CT, and MR imaging. Our results suggest that CT can be effective for detecting MRONJ and ORN.
