Successive measurement errors of consecutive computed tomography for airway-related craniofacial dimensional measurements.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

The use of computed tomography (CT) for craniofacial measurements is common in medical imaging, but concerns about accuracy and reliability persist, especially with different CT technologies. This study assessed the accuracy of twenty-six common measurements on consecutive CT images from the same patients, using multidetector CT (MDCT) and cone-beam CT (CBCT) with two software programs (Amira and Dolphin).

Materials and methods

Ten adult subjects with consecutive CBCT scans within one year were randomly selected. Another ten subjects with consecutive MDCT scans were paired with the CBCT group based on age, gender, race, occlusion, and craniofacial pattern. All digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) files were randomly coded and analyzed usi

SUBMITTER: Sun JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437345 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature