Vein biometric system uses vein inside human body as a unique identification. Researchers have concluded that human vein pattern is unique to an individual. Vein pattern cannot be stolen or duplicated because it is in the human body. At present, vein pattern in finger, palm, palm-dorsa and wrist of human are used for biometric system. This paper presents a review on vein enhancement methods. Th...

Sport-related mandibular fracture is a common injury in the field of maxillofacial surgery. However, treatment condylar fractures professional soccer goalkeepers rarely reported. A 32-year-old male goalkeeper was referred for malocclusion after collision with an opponent player during game. The patient’s mandible displaced between left lower lateral incisor and canine. Computed tomography showe...

Introduction. The mandibular condyle is the most common site of mandibular fracture. Surgical treatment of condylar fractures by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) demands direct visualization of the fracture. This project aimed to investigate the anatomic relationship of the tragus to the facial nerve and condylar process. Materials and Methods. Twelve fresh hemicadavers heads were us...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of computer tomography (CT)-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) in the diagnosis of deep suprahyoid lesions in patients with treated head and neck cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between December, 2003 and May, 2011, 28 CT-guided CNBs were performed in 28 patients with deep suprahyoid head and neck lesions. All patients had undergone treatment for head and neck c...

Open reduction and anatomic reduction can create better function for the temporomandibular joint, compared with closed treatment in mandible fracture surgery. Therefore, the double miniplate fixation technique via mini-retromandibular incision was used in order to make the most stable fixation when performing subcondylar fracture surgery. Those approaches provide good visualization of the subco...

BACKGROUND Aggressive fibromatosis (AF) or desmoid tumor of the head and neck region is a rare, usually unresectable, benign soft tissue tumor with locally aggressive behavior. METHODS AND RESULTS A 31-year-old woman presented with a progressive trismus, a swelling in the retromandibular area, as well as loss of sensibility of the maxillary and mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve. MRI o...

Retinal vein occlusion is one of the vascular disorders affecting vision. Branch retinal vein occlusion and central retinal vein occlusion are the two basic types of vein occlusion. Branch retinal vein occlusion is three times more common than central retinal vein occlusion and is second only to diabetic retinopathy as the most common retinal vascular cause of visual impairment. The origin of b...