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Congress: ECR25
Poster Number: C-10247
Type: Poster: EPOS Radiologist (scientific)
Authorblock: A. W. Marka1, M. Probst2, T. Greve1, N. Graf2, F. A. Probst2, G. Andreisek3, T. Frauenfelder3, M. Folwaczny2, E. Burian3; 1München/DE, 2Munich/DE, 3Zurich/CH
Disclosures:
Alexander Wolfgang Marka: Nothing to disclose
Monika Probst: Nothing to disclose
Tobias Greve: Nothing to disclose
Niklas Graf: Nothing to disclose
Florian Andreas Probst: Nothing to disclose
Gustav Andreisek: Nothing to disclose
Thomas Frauenfelder: Nothing to disclose
Matthias Folwaczny: Nothing to disclose
Egon Burian: Nothing to disclose
Keywords: Head and neck, MR, Imaging sequences, Inflammation
Methods and materials

Patient Selection

  • 21 patients (mean age 57.2 ± 13.8 years, 9 women) with 38 periapical lesions
  • Included: Teeth with periapical changes on MRI without clinical signs of pulpitis
  • Study conducted in compliance with Declaration of Helsinki
  • Approved by institutional review boards (Ref.-No. 185/18 S and 18-657)

Imaging Protocol

The study workflow and imaging protocol are summarized in Figure 1. The following imaging modalities were used:

  • MRI: 3-Tesla scanner (Ingenia, Philips Healthcare)
    • 3D STIR sequence and 3D isotropic fast field echo (FFE) T1-weighted sequence (parameters shown in Table 1)
    • Images obtained in axial plane, reformatted into sagittal and coronal orientations
  • OPT: 2D X-ray device (Orthopos S 2D)
    • Exposure: 14.1 seconds, 63 kV, 8 mA

Analysis Methods

  • Independent evaluation by two readers with 3 years experience
  • Bone edema assessed using STIR sequence
  • Bone architecture deterioration evaluated using T1 FFE sequence
  • Lesions segmented and volumes quantified
  • OPT assessed using modified periapical index (PAI) score
  • Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) analyzed using standardized formula
  • Statistical analysis performed using SPSS Version 29.0.0.0

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