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- Title
The effect of voxel size on the measurement of mandibular thickness in cone-beam computed tomography.
- Authors
Hekmatian, Ehsan; Jafari-Pozve, Nasim; Khorrami, Ladan
- Abstract
Background: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a new imaging technology that has been widely used in implantology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics. This method provides 3-D images that are composed of voxel, which is the smallest image unit, and determines image resolution. Smaller voxel is associated with the higher resolution and also greater radiation exposure. This study was aimed to fi nd out the effect of voxel size on the measurement of mandibular thickness. Materials and Methods: Using voxel sizes of 0.30 mm and 0.15 mm, two CBCT protocols (protocol 1: Field of view (FOV) of 15 cm, 85 kVp, 42 mAs, 0.15 mm voxel, 14 s scan time; protocol 2: FOV of 15 cm, 85 kVp, 10 mAs, 0.30 mm voxel, 14 s scan time) were carried out on 16 dry human mandibles with permanent dentition. Mandibular thickness was measured at seven different sites (midline region, bilateral canine regions, bilateral mental foramen regions and bilateral molar regions). Analysis of variance was used for analysis of data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). P < 0.05 considered to be statistically signifi cant. Results: No statistically signifi cant differences were found between different protocols regarding the mandibular thickness (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Considering the insignifi cant differences of the mandibular thickness measurements using different voxel sizes, it would be more reasonable to use 0.30 mm voxel size instead of 0.15 mm voxel size to avoid unnecessary radiation exposure.
- Subjects
IRAN; COMPUTED tomography; ACADEMIC medical centers; ANALYSIS of variance; MANDIBLE; RESEARCH methodology; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Dental Research Journal, 2014, Vol 11, Issue 5, p544
- ISSN
1735-3327
- Publication type
Article