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- The study aimed to assess how accurately low-dose multidetector computed tomography (LD-MDCT) can measure the volume of simulated periapical lesions compared to other imaging methods.
- Eighteen teeth were used to simulate lesions and were imaged using different CT protocols, with a trained examiner analyzing the results for accuracy and precision.
- No significant differences were found in the measurements across the different methods, indicating that LD-MDCT can effectively measure periapical lesions and may be a viable option when other imaging techniques are unavailable.
Article Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of low-dose multidetector computed tomographic (LD-MDCT) imaging for the volumetric measurement of simulated periapical lesions.
Methods: Eighteen monoradicular teeth were introduced in bone blocks, and periapical lesions were simulated at the periapical region of each tooth. All teeth were imaged using 4 acquisition protocols: large (dentoalveolar) field of view (FOV) cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) imaging (120 kV, 5 mA, and 0.2-mm voxel), small (dental) FOV CBCT imaging (90 kV, 10 mA, and 0.2-mm voxel), standard multidetector computed tomographic imaging (120 kV, 50 mA, and 0.62-mm voxel), and LD-MDCT imaging (120 kV, 10 mA, and 0.62-mm voxel). Tomographic images were evaluated by a single trained and calibrated examiner (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.991) using ITK-SNAP segmentation software (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA). The gold standard was obtained by the impressions of the lesions with regular fluid addition silicone and individual weighing using a precision analytical scale. Data were evaluated by the repeated measures analysis of variance test; the significance level was defined as P < .05.
Results: No statistical differences (P > .05) were found among the groups regardless of the device, milliamperage, FOV, or voxel size.
Conclusions: LD-MDCT shows performance comparable with other standard reference methods for measuring the volume of periapical lesions and can be a useful and safe protocol in clinical situations in which CBCT imaging is not available, such as in cases of patients admitted to hospitals.
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