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CT scan of the facial bones

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

This is a three-dimensional (3-D) model made from a CT scan showing a broken (fractured) cheekbone that extends into the gum of the mouth.

Primary Medical Reviewer Paul D. Traughber, MD
- Radiology
Specialist Medical Reviewer Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC
- Diagnostic Radiology
Last Updated July 19, 2007

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Last Updated: July 19, 2007
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