Assessment of calibration tools of three digital radiography systems / "Validação das ferramentas de calibragem de medidas em três sistemas de radiografia digital"

AUTOR(ES)

José Raul Girondi

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

RESUMO

Technological development aims at reducing exposure of both the professional and the patient to ionizing radiation, improving patient treatment and aiding final diagnosis. The combination of computer technology and radiology, i.e. digital radiography, has made this possible. One of the tools of digital radiography systems is calibration prior to measurement. The purpose of this study was to assess the calibration tools of three digital radiography systems to verify their efficacy. Twenty human teeth obtained from the Human Teeth Bank of the School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, were used. The dry teeth were radiographed using three different direct digital radiography systems Digora, RVG Trophy and Visualix. The measurements of the teeth obtained with a digital caliper were considered the gold standard. These measurements were later compared with those obtained using the digital systems. The results were submitted to ANOVA (methods of Tukey and Dunnett), and the following conclusions were drawn: there was a significant difference between the systems used (p <0.001); the averages of the measurements obtained with the three systems were significantly different (p<0,001). Visualix and RVG were more accurate than Digora considering A and B calibration standards, no significant difference was observed between the examiners; when there was no calibration standard and the Digora system was used, one examiner obtained more high averages measurements than the others; when there was no calibration standard and Visualix or RVG systems were used, no differences were observed between the examiners; the measurements obtained with Digora system (standards A, B or no standard) were statistically different from the gold standard the measurements obtained with Visualix and RVG systems presented no significant difference when compared with the gold standard.

ASSUNTO(S)

sensor placa de fósforo odontometria odontometry sensor ccd digital radiography phosphor plate system radiografia digital ccd sensor

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