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ArticleScientific reports2024

Fine structural human phantom in dentistry and instance tooth segmentation.

Atsushi Takeya, Keiichiro Watanabe, Akihiro Haga

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Atsushi TakeyaGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Keiichiro WatanabeGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Akihiro HagaGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan. haga@tokushima-u.ac.jp.

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K07084JST A-STEP JPMJTM22E4
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Abstract

In this study, we present the development of a fine structural human phantom designed specifically for applications in dentistry. This research focused on assessing the viability of applying medical computer vision techniques to the task of segmenting individual teeth within a phantom. Using a virtual cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) system, we generated over 170,000 training datasets. These datasets were produced by varying the elemental densities and tooth sizes within the human phantom, as well as varying the X-ray spectrum, noise intensity, and projection cutoff intensity in the virtual CBCT system. The deep-learning (DL) based tooth segmentation model was trained using the generated datasets. The results demonstrate an agreement with manual contouring when applied to clinical CBCT data. Specifically, the Dice similarity coefficient exceeded 0.87, indicating the robust performance of the developed segmentation model even when virtual imaging was used. The present results show the practical utility of virtual imaging techniques in dentistry and highlight the potential of medical computer vision for enhancing precision and efficiency in dental imaging processes.

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Cone-Beam Computed TomographyPhantoms, ImagingToothDeep LearningDentistryHumansImage Processing, Computer-Assisted

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PMID38824210
PMCPMC11144222

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