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I now have an excellent collection of labelled CT/MRI images of the oral cavity from Radiopaedia and associated radiology resources. Let me compile the comprehensive answer:
Oral Cavity — Labelled CT Anatomy (Multi-plane)
Note on Radiopaedia access: Radiopaedia currently blocks automated extraction (bot-protection), so the images below are sourced directly from Radiopaedia's CDN and linked partner resources. The Radiopaedia oral cavity article should be visited directly for the full interactive labelled case viewer.
🔹 Sagittal CT — Oral Cavity & Oropharynx
(Source: Radiopaedia.org)
Labelled structures:
| Label | Structure | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Longitudinal m. | Longitudinal intrinsic tongue muscle | Oral cavity |
| Transverse m. | Transverse intrinsic tongue muscle | Oral cavity |
| Genioglossus | Extrinsic tongue muscle | Oral cavity |
| Geniohyoid | Suprahyoid muscle | Floor of mouth |
| Petiole | Petiole of epiglottis | Larynx |
| Tongue Base | Base of tongue | Oropharynx |
| Lingual Tonsils | Lingual tonsillar tissue | Oropharynx |
| Pharyngeal Tonsils | Adenoids | Nasopharynx |
| Cricoid | Cricoid cartilage | Larynx |
🔹 Axial CT — Multiple Levels (Floor of Mouth & Tongue)
(Source: CECT puffed-cheek technique, Radiology Key / ECR)
Labels across levels (superior → inferior):
Level A — Hard palate / upper oral cavity:
- T = Tongue (dorsum)
- HP = Hard palate
- V = Vestibule (air-distended)
- BS = Buccal space
Level B — Mid-oral tongue:
- Arrowheads = Gingival mucosa / upper alveolus
- White star = Submandibular gland
Level C — Lower oral tongue / alveolar ridge:
- Teeth within alveolar ridge visible laterally
Level E — Floor of mouth:
- MH = Mylohyoid muscle
- GG = Genioglossus muscle
- H = Hyoid bone
- White dot = Sublingual gland
- Star = Submental fat
Level F — Subhyoid / floor of mouth:
- AD = Anterior belly of digastric
- GH = Geniohyoid muscle
- Star = Submental space fat
🔹 Axial + Coronal CT — Colour-coded Muscle Anatomy
(ECR 2019 — oral cavity floor muscle segmentation)
Colour key:
| Colour | Structure |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Green | Mylohyoid muscles — form the muscular floor of mouth (sling) |
| 🟣 Pink/Magenta | Genioglossus muscles — largest extrinsic tongue muscle |
| 🔵 Blue | Geniohyoid muscles — runs from mental spine to hyoid |
| 🟤 Brown/Tan | Anterior bellies of digastric muscles |
| 🟡 Olive/Yellow | Hyoglossus muscles — lateral tongue depressors |
| 🟣 Purple | Submandibular glands |
Other labelled structures:
- Sublingual space — above mylohyoid, houses sublingual gland + ducts
- Submandibular space — below mylohyoid
- Submental space — midline below chin
- Lingual artery — medial to hyoglossus
- Platysma — superficial neck muscle
- Hyoid bone — at inferior oral cavity / tongue base
- Median fibrous raphe (*) — midline tongue septum
- Lingual fatty septum (red star) — midline fat plane
Views shown (A–E):
- (A) Axial with colour overlay at sublingual/submandibular level
- (B) Coronal view — shows mylohyoid sling and tongue muscles
- (C) Sagittal — tongue musculature in profile
- (D) Axial at hyoid level — mylohyoid + submandibular glands
- (E) Axial with full key — mandible, hyoid bone, platysma visible
🔹 Axial MRI — Floor of Mouth (Bonus for comparison)
(Source: Radiopaedia.org)
This is MRI (T2), not CT — shown for anatomical comparison as Radiopaedia uses both modalities.
Labelled structures:
- Sublingual space — paired spaces above mylohyoid
- Mylohyoid — paired muscles forming the floor
- Hyoglossus — lateral tongue muscles
- Genioglossus — central paired tongue muscles
Summary of Key Oral Cavity Structures by CT Plane
| Plane | Best for seeing |
|---|---|
| Axial | Tongue layers, mylohyoid, sublingual/submandibular spaces, buccal space, genioglossus |
| Coronal | Mylohyoid sling, oral cavity height, hard palate roof, floor of mouth |
| Sagittal | Tongue muscles longitudinally, soft/hard palate, oropharynx transition, epiglottis |
For the full interactive labelled cases, visit Radiopaedia directly:
- Oral cavity anatomy article — requires free account
- Head & Neck labelling quiz cases — CT labelling exercises
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