Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA.
Angle Orthod. 2010 Mar;80(2):286-94. doi: 10.2319/030909-135.1.
To evaluate systematic differences in landmark position between cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-generated cephalograms and conventional digital cephalograms and to estimate how much variability should be taken into account when both modalities are used within the same longitudinal study.
Landmarks on homologous cone-beam computed tomographic-generated cephalograms and conventional digital cephalograms of 46 patients were digitized, registered, and compared via the Hotelling T(2) test.
There were no systematic differences between modalities in the position of most landmarks. Three landmarks showed statistically significant differences but did not reach clinical significance. A method for error calculation while combining both modalities in the same individual is presented.
In a longitudinal follow-up for assessment of treatment outcomes and growth of one individual, the error due to the combination of the two modalities might be larger than previously estimated.
评估锥形束 CT(CBCT)生成的头颅侧位片和传统数字头颅侧位片的标志点位置之间的系统差异,并估计在同一纵向研究中同时使用这两种模式时应考虑多少可变性。
对 46 例患者的同源锥形束 CT 生成的头颅侧位片和传统数字头颅侧位片上的标志点进行数字化、配准,并通过 Hotelling T(2)检验进行比较。
在大多数标志点的位置上,两种模式之间没有系统差异。有三个标志点显示出统计学上的显著差异,但没有达到临床意义。提出了一种在同一个体中同时结合两种模式进行误差计算的方法。
在对个体的治疗效果和生长进行的纵向随访中,由于两种模式的结合而产生的误差可能比之前估计的要大。