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Title: Human tooth pulp anatomy visualization by 3D magnetic resonance microscopy Authors: ID Šušterčič, Dušan (Author) ID Serša, Igor (Author) Files: PDF - Presentation file, download (1004,44 KB) MD5: 135699CC2FC3B1204C822F5BBC85613E   Language: English Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article Organization: OI - Institute of Oncology Abstract: Background. Precise assessment of dental pulp anatomy is of an extreme importance for a successful endodontic treatment. As standard radiographs of teeth provide very limited information on dental pulp anatomy, more capable methods are highly appreciated. One of these is 3D magnetic resonance (MR) microscopy of which diagnostic capabilities in terms of a better dental pulp anatomy assessment were evaluated in the study. Materials and methods. Twenty extracted human teeth were scanned on a 2.35 T MRI system for MR microscopy using the 3D spin-echo method that enabled image acquisition with isotropic resolution of 100 m. The 3D images were then post processed by ImageJ program(NIH) to obtain advanced volume rendered views of dental pulps. Results. MR microscopy at 2.35 T provided accurate data on dental pulp anatomyin vitro. The data were presented as a sequence of thin 2D slices through the pulp in various orientations or as volume rendered 3D images reconstructed form arbitrary view-points. Sequential 2D images enabled only anapproximate assessment of the pulp, while volume rendered 3D images were more precise in visualization of pulp anatomy and clearly showed pulp diverticles, number of pulp canals and root canal anastomosis. Conclusions. This in vitro study demonstrated that MR microscopy could provide very accurate 3D visualization of dental pulp anatomy. A possible future application of the method in vivo may be of a great importance for the endodontic treatment. Publication status: Published Publication version: Version of Record Publication date: 01.01.2012 Publisher: Association of Radiology and Oncology Year of publishing: 2012 Number of pages: str. 1-7, I Numbering: Vol. 46, no. 1 Source: Ljubljana PID: 20.500.12556/DiRROS-18520  UDC: 616.314.18-073 ISSN on article: 1318-2099 DOI: 10.2478/v10019-012-0018-y  COBISS.SI-ID: 25661223  Copyright: by Authors Publication date in DiRROS: 21.03.2024 Views: 478 Downloads: 126 Metadata:    Cite this work Plain text BibTeX EndNote XML EndNote/Refer RIS ABNT ACM Ref AMA APA Chicago 17th Author-Date Harvard IEEE ISO 690 MLA Vancouver : Copy citation

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Title:	Radiology and oncology
Shortened title:	Radiol. oncol.
Publisher:	Slovenian Medical Society - Section of Radiology, Croatian Medical Association - Croatian Society of Radiology
ISSN:	1318-2099
COBISS.SI-ID:	32649472

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Language:	Slovenian
Title:	Prikaz anatomije zobne pulpe človeškega zoba s 3D magnetno resonančno mikroskopijo

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