Influence of the exomass on the detection of simulated root fracture in cone-beam CT – an ex-vivo study
Abstract
Objectives:
To evaluate the influence of exomass-related metal artefacts on the detection of simulated vertical root fracture (VRF) in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Methods:
20 teeth were endodontically instrumented and VRF was induced in half of them. All teeth were individually placed in an empty socket of a human mandible. Metallic materials were differently arranged in the exomass [zone outside of the field of view (FOV) but between the X-ray source and the receptor] and/or endomass (zone inside of the FOV), and CBCT scans were obtained. Four radiologists evaluated the presence of VRF using a 5-point scale. Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) were compared using ANOVA. Also, the tooth of interest was replaced with a tube filled with a radiopaque solution and all CBCT scans were repeated to analyse the data objectively. Mean grey and noise values were obtained from the tube and compared using ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test (α = 0.05).
Results:
Mean grey values were significantly lower and noise was significantly higher when metallic materials were present in the endomass or both the exomass and endomass. Sensitivity, specificity, and AUC were not influenced by the artefacts from the metallic materials irrespective of the arrangement condition.
Conclusions:
Exomass-related metal artefacts did not influence the diagnosis of simulated VRF in CBCT.
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