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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2], Shyam Patel [3]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [4], Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [5]

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Head CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ameloblastoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of ameloblastoma include multiloculated, soap-bubble" lesion, erosion of the adjacent tooth roots and well demarcated borders with no matrix calcification.

Head CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ameloblastoma. Findings on CT scan suggestive of ameloblastoma include:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard Radiopaedia (original file [1]).[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
↑ Ariji Y, Morita M, Katsumata A, Sugita Y, Naitoh M, Goto M, Izumi M, Kise Y, Shimozato K, Kurita K, Maeda H, Ariji E (March 2011). "Imaging features contributing to the diagnosis of ameloblastomas and keratocystic odontogenic tumours: logistic regression analysis". Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 40 (3): 133–40. doi:10.1259/dmfr/24726112. PMC 3611454. PMID 21346078.
↑ Weber AL (January 1993). "Imaging of cysts and odontogenic tumors of the jaw. Definition and classification". Radiol. Clin. North Am. 31 (1): 101–20. PMID 8419968.
↑ Bernaerts A, Vanhoenacker FM, Hintjens J, Chapelle K, De Schepper AM (2006). "Imaging approach for differential diagnosis of jaw lesions: a quick reference guide". JBR-BTR. 89 (1): 43–6. PMID 16607876.
↑ Mosier KM (October 2015). "Lesions of the Jaw". Semin. Ultrasound CT MR. 36 (5): 444–50. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2015.08.003. PMID 26589698.