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More frequent detection of calcified carotid atherosclerotic plaques and mineralized laryngeal cartilages on digital than on film-based panoramic radiographs
- Source :
- Imaging Science in Dentistry
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, 2019.
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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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- Incidental Findings
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Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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Radiography
Mean age
Radiography, Dental, Digital
030206 dentistry
Laryngeal cartilage
Atherosclerosis
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
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0302 clinical medicine
Radiography, Panoramic
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Medicine
Original Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical significance
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Nuclear medicine
General Dentistry
Fisher's exact test
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Details
- ISSN :
- 22337830 and 22337822
- Volume :
- 49
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Imaging Science in Dentistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....34db5135de03664c21b98f24c40b3223