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  • Title: Assessment of linear and angular measurements on three-dimensional cone-beam computed tomographic images.
    Author: Moreira CR, Sales MA, Lopes PM, Cavalcanti MG.
    Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod; 2009 Sep; 108(3):430-6. PubMed ID: 19386521.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to provide further evidence to demonstrate the precision and accuracy of maxillofacial linear and angular measurements obtained by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. STUDY DESIGN: The study population consisted of 15 dry human skulls that were submitted to CBCT, and 3-dimensional (3D) images were generated. Linear and angular measurements based on conventional craniometric anatomical landmarks, and were identified in 3D-CBCT images by 2 radiologists twice each independently. Subsequently, physical measurements were made by a third examiner using a digital caliper and a digital goniometer. RESULTS: The results demonstrated no statistically significant difference between inter- and intra-examiner analysis. Regarding accuracy test, no statistically significant differences were found of the comparison between the physical and CBCT-based linear and angular measurements for both examiners (P = .968 and .915, P = .844 and .700, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: 3D-CBCT images can be used to obtain dimensionally accurate linear and angular measurements from bony maxillofacial structures and landmarks.
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