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The impact of CBCT-head tilting on 3D condylar segmentation reproducibility.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether variations in head positioning may influence the reproducibility of cone-beam CT (CBCT) three-dimensional (3D) segmented models of the mandibular condyle.

METHODS: Five fresh frozen cadaver heads were scanned in four different positions: reference position (RP) and a set of three tilted alternative head positions (AP) in anteroposterior direction (AP1: 2 cm anterior translation, AP2: 5° pitch rotation, AP3: 10° pitch rotation). Surface models of mandibular condyles were constructed and compared with the condylar reference position using voxel-based registration. Descriptive statistics and a linear mixed-effects model were performed to compare condylar volumetric differences and root mean square (RMS) distance between surfaces of AP vs RP.

RESULTS: The mean differences in condylar volumes of AP vs RP were 14.1 mm³ (95% CI [-79.3, 107.4]) for AP1, 1.0 mm³ (95% CI [-87.2, 89.2]) for AP2 and 0.1 mm³ (95% CI [-88.3, 88.4]) for AP3. Mean and absolute volumetric differences did not exceed earlier reported intraoperator differences of 30 mm³. The RMS distance values obtained per group were 0.12 mm (95% CI [0.05,0.20]) for AP1, 0.17 mm (95% CI [0.10, 0.22]) for AP2 and 0.17 mm for AP3 (95% CI [0.10,0.22]). The confidence intervals (CI) for RMS distance remained far below the threshold for clinical acceptability (0.5 mm).

CONCLUSIONS: Within the limits of the present study, it is suggested that tilted head positions may affect the reproducibility of 3D condylar segmentation, thereby influencing outcome in repeated CBCT scanning. Nevertheless, observed differences are unlikely to have a meaningful impact on clinical patient diagnosis and management.

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