著者

Masao Kato Shoichi Asakura Hideaki Kimoto Tatsuhiko Sasaki Ko Dezawa Toshihiko Amemiya Kunihito Matsumoto Yoshinori Arai

出版者

Nihon University School of Dentistry

雑誌

Journal of Oral Science (ISSN:13434934)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.23-0298, (Released:2023-11-30)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

1

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Purpose: To evaluate the image quality of vertical dual-exposure panoramic radiography (PR), which merges two PR images taken at different focus heights to reduce ghost images of cervical vertebrae (CV) and intervertebral spaces (IVS) in the incisor region.Methods: PR images of an aluminum block, a CV phantom and a human head phantom were taken at 0 mm and merged with and subtracted from PR images taken at other heights (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mm) to create new images, e.g., Merg0 + 15 mm and Sub0 − 10 mm. The subtracted images were analyzed subjectively according to the uniformity on the line profile. Merged images were evaluated subjectively by six raters to determine the influence of the ghost images.Results: Objective evaluation revealed a positional shift in the ghost images according to the height of the focus for both phantoms. In the subjective evaluation, the normal PR (Merg0 + 0 mm) showed the worst score, indicating strong influence of CV and IVS ghost images.Conclusion: The vertical dual-exposure PR method, which merges PR images taken at the normal position and a higher X-ray focus, can reduce CV and IVS ghost images in the incisor region.

著者

Takahito Sekiguchi Masao Kato Hideaki Kimoto Toshihiko Amemiya Ko Dezawa Yusuke Imanishi Kunihito Matsumoto Yoshinori Arai

出版者

Nihon University School of Dentistry

雑誌

Journal of Oral Science (ISSN:13434934)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.65, no.1, pp.40-43, 2023 (Released:2023-01-11)

参考文献数

13

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Purpose: The dual imaging plate (DIP) method, which synthesizes intraoral radiographs from a front imaging plate (FIP) and a back imaging plate (BIP), produces adequate image quality and allows the radiation dose to be reduced. However, there are slight errors in superimposition and alignment between the FIP and BIP. The aim of this study was to establish positional correction in the DIP method and evaluate the effect.Methods: Six sets of two imaging plates were used for imaging a mesh plate and a porcine mandible phantom. Subtraction images between FIP and BIP images were synthesized in four steps: correcting horizontal and vertical direction, rotation, enlargement ratio, and enlargement ratio into 12 blocks. Variance of the pixel value on the subtraction images at each step was compared to evaluate the alignment of FIP and BIP images.Results: The variance of the pixel values in the subtraction images was gradually and significantly decreased by each step of image processing (P < 0.01), indicating that the degree of alignment of FIP and BIP images improved during the image processing.Conclusion: The present study revealed that it is possible to synthesize more precise DIP images using an additional four-step image processing technique.

著者

Kenichiro Watanabe Yusuke Imanishi Masao Kato Hideaki Kimoto Takahito Sekiguchi Toshihiko Amemiya Ko Dezawa Kunihito Matsumoto Yoshinori Arai Kazuya Honda

出版者

Nihon University School of Dentistry

雑誌

Journal of Oral Science (ISSN:13434934)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.21-0454, (Released:2021-12-27)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

3

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Purpose: This study evaluated the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), spatial resolution, and subjective quality of dual imaging plates (DIP) intraoral radiography.Methods: The DIP and conventional single IP (CSIP) methods both used YCR DT-1 imaging plates (Yoshida Co.). The DIP, comprising a front IP (FIP) and back IP (BIP), was constructed. DIP images were synthesized from the FIP and BIP images. An aluminum step phantom was used to measure the CNR. A line pair gauge was used to measure the spatial imaging resolution. A phantom comprising a porcine mandible embedded in acrylic resin was used for subjective evaluation.Results: The CNR of the DIP image was 32% higher than that of the FIP image. The spatial resolution achieved using the FIP, DIP, and CSIP was highly comparable except above 4 line pairs/mm, where that of the CSIP was highest. In subjective evaluation, the noise in the DIP images was significantly lower than in those obtained using the FIP and CSIP.Conclusion: The CNR of the DIP was higher than that of the FIP. The decrease in spatial resolution of the DIP was limited. The subjective image quality of the DIP was higher than that of the FIP.