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ArticleOral radiology2019

Comparability of dental implant site ridge measurements using ultra-low-dose multidetector row computed tomography combined with filtered back-projection, adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction, and model-based iterative reconstruction.

Asma'a Abdurrahman Al-Ekrish, Reema Al-Shawaf, Wafa Alfaleh, Romed Hörmann, Wolfgang Puelacher, Gerlig Widmann

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Asma'a Abdurrahman Al-EkrishDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia. aalekrish@ksu.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0003-2158-1230
Reema Al-ShawafDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Wafa AlfalehDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Romed HörmannDivision of Clinical and Functional Anatomy, Medical University of Innsbruck, Müllerstrasse 59, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Wolfgang PuelacherDepartment of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Gerlig WidmannDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.

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Abstract

objectiveTo assess the linear measurements of edentulous ridges recorded from multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) images obtained by a previously untested ultra-low dose in combination with filtered back-projection (FBP), adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR), and model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR).

methodsThree cadavers were imaged using a reference protocol with a standard dose and FBP (volume CT dose index (CTDIvol): 29.4 mGy) and two ultra-low-dose protocols, LD1 and LD2 (CTDIvol: 0.53 and 0.29 mGy). All test examinations were reconstructed with FBP, ASIR 50, ASIR 100, and MBIR. Linear measurements from the images of the edentulous ridges recorded from the test protocols were compared with those from the reference using a one-sample t test, Bland-Altman plots, and linear regression. Statistical significance was set at a p value of 0.05.

resultsThe one-sample t test demonstrated a statistically significant difference between the measurements from the reference protocol and all test protocols. The difference was not clinically significant for the following three test protocols: LD1/FBP, LD1/ASIR 50, and LD2/FBP. Bland-Altman plots with linear regression showed no systematic variation between the measurements obtained with the reference protocol and these three test protocols.

conclusionsThe lowest-dose protocol to demonstrate comparable measurements with a standard MDCT dose was CTDIvol 0.29 mGy with FBP. These results must be considered with caution for areas of the jaws with thin cortication. The results in areas of thin cortication should be verified by studies with larger sample sizes at such areas and comparison with true gold standard measurements.

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Dental ImplantsMultidetector Computed TomographyHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedRadiation DosageRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedDental ImplantsAnatomy, cross-sectionalImage-guided surgeryImaging, three-dimensionalMultidetector row computed tomographyRadiation dosage

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PMCPMC6685921

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