Efficacy of Application of Pseudocolor Filters in the Detection of Interproximal Caries

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of application of an image processing mode of a colorizer on the efficacy of the detection of interproximal carious lesions viewed in direct digital radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 102 proximal surfaces of ext...

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Autores principales: Zangooei Booshehry, Maryam, Davari, Abdolrahim, Ezoddini Ardakani, Fatemeh, Rashidi Nejad, Mohammad Reza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22991603
http://dx.doi.org/10.5681/joddd.2010.020
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of application of an image processing mode of a colorizer on the efficacy of the detection of interproximal carious lesions viewed in direct digital radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 102 proximal surfaces of extracted human premolars on direct digital images were evaluated by three observers with and without the application of pseudocolor filter. The teeth were sectioned and viewed microscopically to determine the gold standard. The kappa value agreement ratios were calculated. RESULTS: Sensitivity and specificity values for normal digital and colorized images were 66.7%, 60%, 80.5%, and 50%, respectively. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two types of images (P = 0.12). CONCLUSION: In this study application of pseudocolor filter on digital radiographic images failed to result in significantly improved caries detection.

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