Repeatability and effect of different voxel sizes on linear and volumetric tooth and pulp measurements using cone-beam computed tomography.

Autor: Ozdede M; Dept. of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir, Turkey. melihozdede@gmail.com., Akay G; Dept. of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey., Karadag Atas O; Dept. of Statistics, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey., Koc EK; Dept. of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey., Yalcin O; Dept. of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey., Gungor K; Dept. of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC oral health [BMC Oral Health] 2024 Dec 04; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 1472. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 04.
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-05259-6
Abstrakt: Objective: In cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), voxel resolution and size directly affect image quality. This study aimed to analyze the effect of voxel resolution on the linear and volumetric measurements of tooth and pulp in three-dimensional images obtained with different voxel sizes and to test the repeatability of these measurements.
Materials and Methods: CBCT images of 30 extracted single-rooted permanent teeth were obtained using 3 different voxel sizes (0.1-, 0.2-, 0.4-mm). Two observers performed volumetric and linear measurements of pulp and teeth using semi-automatic segmentation. The data were analyzed using descriptive and nonparametric tests. For interobserver reliability, the Wilcoxon signed test and Kendall's tau correlation coefficient were used. The intraobserver repeatability was analyzed using the intraclass correlation coefficient. The significance level was set at 0.05.
Results: Friedman test showed no significant difference (p > 0.05) in volumetric measurements between different voxels in one of the observers, but a significant difference was found in the pulp volume measurement in the other (p < 0.001). The voxel sizes did not affect the linear measurements of both observers (p > 0.05). The interclass reliability (Wilcoxon signed test and Kendall's tau correlation coefficient) and intraobserver repeatability (intraclass correlation coefficient) decreased as the voxel size increased for linear and volumetric measurements of tooth and pulp (p > 0.05). While the values indicated "good" and "excellent" reliability for all parameters measured on the 0.1- and 0.2-mm voxels, a few "moderate" reliability values were found on the 0.4-mm voxel.
Conclusion: Voxel sizes of 0.1- and 0.2-mm did not significantly affect linear and volumetric tooth measurements. When the voxel size increased, the reliability and repeatability decreased. To increase measurement reliability, the voxel size should be as small as possible.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethical approval: Ethical approval for the study was received from Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry Clinical Investigations Ethics Committee (Date: 26/05/2021, No: 93437). This study was performed by following the Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from the participants for inclusion in the study. Conflict of interest: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Human rights statement: All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for inclusion in the study.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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