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JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
卷 35, 期 2, 页码 233-235出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.11.005
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Cone beam Computed tomography; diagnosis; external root resorption
This study assessed in vitro the diagnostic ability of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans with different voxel resolutions in the detection of simulated external root resorption (ERR). For that purpose, 59 teeth were viewed through iCAT tomography (Imaging Sciences International, Inc, Hatfield, PA) following three protocols in which the variation was the voxel resolution (0.4, 0.3, and 0.2mm). A calibrated examiner blinded to the protocol assessed the images through the i-CAT View software (Imaging Sciences International, Inc). The chi-square statistical analysis did not show associations between voxel resolution, section plane, size of cavity, and radicular third. Sensitivity and specificity values were similar. However, likelihood ratio values of 6.4 for a 0.4-mm voxel, 16 for a 0.3-mm voxel, and 12 for a 0.2-mm voxel were found. It was concluded that CBCT is it reliable method for the investigation of simulated ERR, and a 0.3-mm voxel appeared to be the best protocol, associating good diagnostic performance with lower X-ray exposure. (J Endod 2009;35:233-235)
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