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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Anatomy Research International Volume 2012, Article ID 242065, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2012/242065 Research Article Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of the Temporomandibular Joint in Two Normal Camels ´ Alberto Arencibia, Diego Blanco, Nelson Gonzalez, and Miguel A. Rivero Department of Morphology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontana s/n, ˜ Gran Canaria, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain Correspondence should be addressed to Alberto Arencibia, aarencibia@dmor.ulpgc.es Received 29 April 2011; Accepted 19 August 2011 ¨ Academic Editor: Nadir Gulekon Copyright © 2012 Alberto Arencibia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) image features of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and associated structures in two mature dromedary camels were obtained with a third-generation equipment CT and a superconducting magnet RM at 1.5 Tesla. Images were acquired in sagittal and transverse planes. Medical imaging processing with imaging software was applied to obtain postprocessing CT and MR images. Relevant anatomic structures were identified and labelled. The resulting images provided excellent anatomic detail of the TMJ and associated structures. Annotated CT and MR images from this study are intended as an anatomical reference useful in the interpretat