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ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2021

Assessment of Hounsfield unit in the differential diagnosis of odontogenic cysts.

Kyonori Uehara, Miki Hisatomi, Luciana Munhoz, Toshiyuki Kawazu, Yoshinobu Yanagi, Shunsuke Okada, Yohei Takeshita, Emiko Arita Saito, Junichi Asaumi

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Kyonori UeharaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Miki HisatomiDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Luciana MunhozDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Toshiyuki KawazuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Yoshinobu YanagiDepartment of Dental Informatics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Shunsuke OkadaDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Yohei TakeshitaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Emiko Arita SaitoDepartment of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil.
Junichi AsaumiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.

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objectivesThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Hounsfield unit (HU) assessment with multislice-CT in the differentiation of radicular cysts (RCs), dentigerous cysts (DCs) and odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs).

methodsIn total, 307 odontogenic cysts (RCs, DCs and OKCs) were included in this study. Cysts with lesion diameter <10 mm, cysts with artefacts affecting measurement of HU values, cysts involving infection and recurrent cysts were regarded as exclusion criteria. Images were acquired in three different types of CT scanners: Aquilion ONE, Discovery CT750 HD and SOMATOM Definition Flash. Differences in HU values among scanners and among types of odontogenic cysts were assessed using one-way analysis of variance; multiple comparisons were performed post hoc, using the Tukey-Kramer honestly significant difference test.

resultsIn total, 164 cysts were analysed in this study (64 RCs, 57 DCs and 43 OKCs). Regardless of the type of lesion, the Aquilion ONE scanner demonstrated a significant difference in HU value, compared with the Discovery CT750 HD scanner. Regardless of CT scanner model, HU values significantly differed between DCs and OKCs (

conclusionsHU values were found to vary among CT scanners and should always be associated with other lesion imaging features while interpreting and elaboration diagnostic hypothesis. Notably, the results suggested that OKCs might be able to be differentiated from DCs and RCs by using HU values.

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Dentigerous CystOdontogenic CystsRadicular CystDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansImmunohistochemistrydentigerous cystMultidetector computed tomographyodontogenic cystodontogenic keratocystradicular cyst

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PMID32783633
PMCPMC7860949

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