The reliability of tablet computers in depicting maxillofacial radiographic landmarks
Imaging Science in Dentistry
;
: 175-180, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-71152
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was performed to evaluate the reliability of the identification of anatomical landmarks in panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs on a standard medical grade picture archiving communication system (PACS) monitor and a tablet computer (iPad 5). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A total of 1000 radiographs, including 500 panoramic and 500 lateral cephalometric radiographs, were retrieved from the de-identified dataset of the archive of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology of the University Of Connecticut School Of Dental Medicine. Major radiographic anatomical landmarks were independently reviewed by two examiners on both displays. The examiners initially reviewed ten panoramic and ten lateral cephalometric radiographs using each imaging system, in order to verify interoperator agreement in landmark identification. The images were scored on a four-point scale reflecting the diagnostic image quality and exposure level of the images.RESULTS:
Statistical analysis showed no significant difference between the two displays regarding the visibility and clarity of the landmarks in either the panoramic or cephalometric radiographs.CONCLUSION:
Tablet computers can reliably show anatomical landmarks in panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Archives
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Radiography, Panoramic
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Connecticut
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Radiology Information Systems
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Radiography, Dental, Digital
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Dataset
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Imaging Science in Dentistry
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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