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New horizons in the diagnosis of skeletal and soft tissue alterations of the head and neck by means of xeroradiography

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The roentgendiagnosis of the head and neck can be significantly enhanced by means of xeroradiography. This method, as a rule, allows for better visualisation of posttraumatic and postoperative skeletal and soft tissue alterations than conventional X-rays due to its principle of photoelectrical image production. It has proved itself to be of particular value in demonstrating the position and acceptance of osseous and cartilaginous transplants. It permits also the exact definition of fractures, which occasionally are difficult to demonstrate by conventional methods, as in the orbital region. The planning of operations for correction of craniofacial dysplasias or anomalies is simplified by means of the xeroradiogram.

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  1. Röntgendiagnostisches Zentralinstitut and Chirurgische Klinik B Universitätsklinik Zürich, Schweiz

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Otto, R., Maillard, G.F. New horizons in the diagnosis of skeletal and soft tissue alterations of the head and neck by means of xeroradiography. Chir Plastica 3, 143–157 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274288

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