Advances in Imaging for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

4/27/2019

8:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Speaker(s)

Avneesh Chhabra, MD

Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Mel Mupparapu, DMD, MDS

Professor of Oral Medicine; Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Zachary Peacock, DMD, MD

Assistant Professor
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

John Zuniga, DMD, PhD

Professor, Department of Surgery; Chief, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Mel Mupparapu, DMD, MDS

Professor of Oral Medicine; Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Understand the basics of MR neurography and differences with respect to routine MRI.
Recognize normal anatomy and pathology of the trigeminal nerve and correlate injuries identified on MR neurography.
Understand how MRN can be used to select candidates for microsurgical nerve repair.
Describe the role of nuclear medicine imaging technique in the assessment of inflammatory disease of the maxillofacial region, such as osteomyelitis and TMJ synovitis/arthritis.

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Opening Remarks
Zachary S. Peacock, DMD, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
8:05 AM - 8:35 AM
Magnetic Resonance Neurography for Trigeminal Nerve Injuries: MR Technique and Principles
Avneesh Chhabra, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
8:35 AM - 9:05 AM
Magnetic Resonance Neurography for Trigeminal Nerve Injuries: Clinical correlation with nerve injuries
John R. Zuniga, DMD, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
Nuclear Medicine and Maxillofacial Inflammatory Disease
Mel Mupparapu, DMD, MDS – University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
9:35 AM - 9:50 AM
Panel Q&A
Avneesh Chhabra, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center; John R. Zuniga, DMD, PhD – UT Southwestern Medical Center; Mel Mupparapu, DMD, MDS – University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine