Chen Ziqing, Liu Qi, Wang Jialei, Ji Nuo, Gong Yuhang, Gao Bo
School of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China.
National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.
Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2025 Aug 25;42(4):757-765. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202503008.
This study aims to develop a fully automated method for tooth segmentation and root canal measurement based on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, providing objective, efficient, and accurate measurement results to guide and assist clinicians in root canal diagnosis grading, instrument selection, and preoperative planning. The method utilized Attention U-Net to recognize tooth descriptors, cropped regions of interest (ROIs) based on the center of mass of these descriptors, and applied an integrated deep learning method for segmentation. The segmentation results were mapped back to the original coordinates and position-corrected, followed by automatic measurement and visualization of root canal lengths and angles. The results indicated that the Dice coefficient for segmentation was 96.42%, the Jaccard coefficient was 93.11%, the Hausdorff Distance was 2.07 mm, and the average surface distance was 0.23 mm, all of which surpassed existing methods. The relative error of the root canal working length measurement was 3.15% (< 5%), the curvature angle error was 2.85 °, and the correct classification rate of the treatment difficulty coefficient was 90.48%. The proposed methods all achieved favorable results, which can provide an important reference for clinical application.
本研究旨在基于锥束计算机断层扫描（CBCT）图像开发一种用于牙齿分割和根管测量的全自动方法，提供客观、高效和准确的测量结果，以指导和协助临床医生进行根管诊断分级、器械选择和术前规划。该方法利用注意力U-Net识别牙齿描述符，基于这些描述符的质心裁剪感兴趣区域（ROI），并应用集成深度学习方法进行分割。将分割结果映射回原始坐标并进行位置校正，随后自动测量和可视化根管长度和角度。结果表明，分割的Dice系数为96.42%，Jaccard系数为93.11%，豪斯多夫距离为2.07毫米，平均表面距离为0.23毫米，所有这些均超过现有方法。根管工作长度测量的相对误差为3.15%（<5%），曲率角误差为2.85°，治疗难度系数的正确分类率为90.48%。所提出的方法均取得了良好的结果，可为临床应用提供重要参考。
