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Table 3 Anatomic visibility and detection rate of both articular discs and condylar heads in static and dynamic MRI in the studied patients (n = 40)

From: Can dynamic magnetic resonance imaging replace static magnetic resonance sequences in evaluation of temporomandibular joint dysfunction?

  

Static MRI

Dynamic MRI

p

No.

%

No.

%

Disc detection

Good

30

75.0

17

42.5

0.038*

Fair

7

17.5

18

45.0

Poor

3

7.5

5

12.5

Condylar head detection

Good

37

92.5

30

75.0

0.012*

Fair

3

7.5

9

22.5

Poor

0

0.0

1

2.5

  1. p: p value for chi-square test for association between static MRI and dynamic MRI
  2. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05