Determination of the pubertal growth spurt by artificial intelligence analysis of cervical vertebrae maturation in lateral cephalometric radiographs.

Fernanda Nogueira-ReisDeivi Cascante-SequeiraAmanda Farias-GomesMaysa Malfiza Garcia de MacedoRenato Naville WatanabeAnderson Gabriel SantiagoCínthia Pereira Machado TabchouryDeborah Queiroz Freitas

Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology (2024)

Overall, the CNN model demonstrated potential for determining the maturation status regarding the pubertal growth spurt through images of the cervical vertebrae. It may be useful as an initial assessment tool or as an aid for optimizing the assessment and treatment decisions of the clinician.

Keyphrases

artificial intelligence
deep learning
machine learning
convolutional neural network
big data
minimally invasive
combination therapy