Effects of the cone-beam computed tomography protocol on the accuracy and image quality of root surface area measurements: An in vitro study.

Chanikarn Intarasuksanti Sangsom Prapayasatok Natnicha Kampan Supassara Sirabanchongkran Pasuk Mahakkanukrauh Thanapat Sastraruji Pathawee Khongkhunthian Kachaphol Kuharattanachai Kanich Tripuwabhrut

Published in: Imaging science in dentistry (2023)

Relative to CBCT protocols with voxel sizes of 0.15 mm and 0.3 mm, the protocols with a voxel size of 0.4 mm demonstrated inferior image quality at the apical levels. In spite of this, no significant discrepancies were observed in RSA measurements across the different CBCT protocols.

Keyphrases

image quality
cone beam computed tomography
computed tomography
dual energy
randomized controlled trial
magnetic resonance imaging