TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of optimum exposure parameters for dentoalveolar structures of the jaws using the CB MercuRay system with cluster signal-to-noise analysis
AU - Weerawanich, Warangkana
AU - Shimizu, Mayumi
AU - Takeshita, Yohei
AU - Okamura, Kazutoshi
AU - Yoshida, Shoko
AU - Jasa, Gainer R.
AU - Yoshiura, Kazunori
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI under Grant number 15K11074. We thank our colleagues at the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology department of Kyushu University for kindly agreeing to act as observers in the study. We thank Libby Cone, MD, MA, from Edanz Group Japan (http://www.edanzediting.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI under Grant number 15K11074. We thank our colleagues at the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology department of Kyushu University for kindly agreeing to act as observers in the study. We thank Libby Cone, MD, MA, from Edanz Group Japan (http://www.edanzediting.com/ac) for editing a draft of this manuscript.
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© 2018, Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2019/9/13
Y1 - 2019/9/13
N2 - Objective: To determine the optimum cone beam computed tomography exposure parameters for specific diagnostic tasks. Methods: A Teflon phantom attached to a half-mandible in a large container was scanned in dental (D), implant (I), and panoramic (P) modes. An identical phantom in a small container was scanned in D mode. Both were scanned at 60, 80, 100, and 120 kV. We evaluated the image quality of five anatomical structures [dentinoenamel junction (1), lamina dura and periodontal ligament space (2), trabecular pattern (3), cortex–spongy bone junction (4), and pulp chamber and root canal (5)] and analyzed the diagnostic image quality with cluster signal-to-noise analysis. We then evaluated correlations between the two image qualities and calculated the threshold of acceptable diagnostic image quality. Optimum exposure parameters were determined from images with acceptable diagnostic image quality. Results: For the small container, the optimum exposure parameters were D mode, 80 kV for (1), (3), and (4) and D mode, 100 kV for (5). For the large container, they were D mode, 120 kV for (1), (3), and (5) and D mode, 100 kV for (4). I mode, 120 kV reached the acceptable level for (4). No images reached the acceptable level for (2). Conclusions: No optimum exposure parameters were identified for the evaluation of the lamina dura and periodontal ligament space. D mode was sufficient for the other structures; however, the tube voltage required for each structure differed. Smaller patients required lower tube voltage. I mode, 120 kV may be used for larger lesions.
AB - Objective: To determine the optimum cone beam computed tomography exposure parameters for specific diagnostic tasks. Methods: A Teflon phantom attached to a half-mandible in a large container was scanned in dental (D), implant (I), and panoramic (P) modes. An identical phantom in a small container was scanned in D mode. Both were scanned at 60, 80, 100, and 120 kV. We evaluated the image quality of five anatomical structures [dentinoenamel junction (1), lamina dura and periodontal ligament space (2), trabecular pattern (3), cortex–spongy bone junction (4), and pulp chamber and root canal (5)] and analyzed the diagnostic image quality with cluster signal-to-noise analysis. We then evaluated correlations between the two image qualities and calculated the threshold of acceptable diagnostic image quality. Optimum exposure parameters were determined from images with acceptable diagnostic image quality. Results: For the small container, the optimum exposure parameters were D mode, 80 kV for (1), (3), and (4) and D mode, 100 kV for (5). For the large container, they were D mode, 120 kV for (1), (3), and (5) and D mode, 100 kV for (4). I mode, 120 kV reached the acceptable level for (4). No images reached the acceptable level for (2). Conclusions: No optimum exposure parameters were identified for the evaluation of the lamina dura and periodontal ligament space. D mode was sufficient for the other structures; however, the tube voltage required for each structure differed. Smaller patients required lower tube voltage. I mode, 120 kV may be used for larger lesions.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11282-018-0348-6
DO - 10.1007/s11282-018-0348-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 30484205
AN - SCOPUS:85053552070
SN - 0911-6028
VL - 35
SP - 260
EP - 271
JO - Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Radiology
IS - 3
ER -