1. More frequent detection of calcified carotid atherosclerotic plaques and mineralized laryngeal cartilages on digital than on film-based panoramic radiographs
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Deborah Queiroz Freitas, Sergio Lins de-Azevedo-Vaz, João Victor Pereira Machado, and Teresa Cristina Rangel Pereira
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Incidental Findings ,animal structures ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,business.industry ,Radiography ,Mean age ,Radiography, Dental, Digital ,030206 dentistry ,Laryngeal cartilage ,Atherosclerosis ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,symbols.namesake ,0302 clinical medicine ,Radiography, Panoramic ,symbols ,Medicine ,Original Article ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Clinical significance ,business ,Nuclear medicine ,General Dentistry ,Fisher's exact test - Abstract
Purpose To determine whether calcified carotid atherosclerotic plaques (CCAPs) and mineralized laryngeal cartilages (MLCs) were more frequently detected on digital or film-based panoramic radiographs. The clinical relevance of this question is that some radiopacities seen on digital radiographs may correspond to medium-density tissues that are not necessarily mineralized. Materials and Methods Data were collected from panoramic radiographs and the respective reports issued by 2 private oral radiology centers. A total of 388 radiographs and reports were divided into film-based (group A) and digital (group D) radiographs. The frequencies of CCAPs and MLCs were analyzed using the Fisher exact test, and odds ratios were also calculated (α=1%). Results The mean age of patients whose reports and radiographs showed CCAPs and/or MLCs ranged from 50.1 to 54.1 years. There was a predominance of females. A higher frequency of CCAPs and MLCs was observed in group D than in group A at both centers (P
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- 2019