• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.151-155
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• 2006

Purpose : Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in Korea. Atherosclerotic disease in the carotid artery bifurcation is the most common cause of stroke. The carotid artery calcification is easily appreciated by CT (Computed tomography). CT is often taken in a dental hospital for the diagnosis of inflammation, injury, cyst or tumor on maxillofacial region. However, there was no report of carotid artery calcification on CT in dental patients. This study was to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcification on CT in dental patients. Materials and Methods : The presence of carotid artery calcification was evaluated by an experienced radiologist on CT scans of 287 patients (166 males, 121 females, average age 42, range 6 to 86 years) and the medical history of the patient and the interpretation of CT were reviewed. Results : Carotid artery calcification was detected on CT scans of 57 patients (19.8%; 35 males, 22 females). All the male patients with carotid artery calcification were older than 50, and all the female patients with carotid artery calcification were older than 60. Among the 57 patients, 10 had Diabetes mellitus, 20 had cardiovascular disease, 3 had history of stroke and 3 underwent radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Carotid artery calcification was not included in the interpretation of CT of dental patients except one patient. Conclusion : The prevalence of carotid artery calcification on CT of dental patients was about 20% in this study. Carotid artery calcification should be included in the interpretation of CT of dental patients.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제37권11호통권366호
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• pp.890-896
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• 1999

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2007

Purpose: To evaluate the characteristics of (widely used) cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Materials and Methods: Images were obtained with CT performance phantoms (The American Association of Physicists in Medicine; AAPM). CT phantom as the destination by using PSR $9000N^{TM}$ dental CT system (Asahi Roentgen Ind. Co., Ltd., Japan) and i-CAT CBCT (Imaging Science International Inc., USA) that have different kinds of detectors and field of view, and compared these images with the CT number for linear attenuation, contrast resolution, and spatial resolution. Results: CT number of both PSR $9000N^{TM}$ dental CT system and i-CAT CBCT did not conform to the base value of CT performance phantom. The contrast of i-CAT CBCT is higher than that of PSR $9000N^{TM}$ dental CT system. Both contrasts were increased according to thickness of cross section. Spatial resolution and shapes of reappearance was possible up to 0.6 mm in PSR $9000N^{TM}$ dental CT system and up to 1.0 mm in i-CAT CBCT. Low contrast resolution in region of low contrast sensitivity revealed low level at PSR $9000N^{TM}$ dental CT system and i-CAT CBCT. Conclusion: CBCT images revealed higher spatial resolution, however, contrast resolution in region of low contrast sensitivity was the inferiority of image characteristics.

• 치과방사선
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.451-458
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• 1999

Purpose : To determine normal CT number range of parotid gland by analyzing the change by age increase and the difference among individuals and between both sexes in CT number of normal parotid gland. Materials & Methods : 134 subjects who took the CT scan between the period of Jan. 1996 and Dec. 1997 at Yonsei University, Dental Hospital were selected. Criteria for selection were that the patients must be within the normal range clinically and radiologically, and the entire parotid gland on the axial view must be shown. Among the axial views. the one showing the greatest parotid gland size was selected and its CT number was recorded. Also. CT numbers from both masseter muscle were recorded as its control. Results : There was statistically significant correlation between CT number of right and left of parotid glands and masseter muscles. With the increase of age. there is a significant decrease in the CT number of parotid gland(p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in CT number between sexes except the 7th decade and beyond age group of parotid gland(p>0.05). Conclusion : As age increases, CT number of parotid gland has a tendency to decrease, and there is no significant difference in the CT numbers between left and right parotid gland. Therefore in the CT scan of patients suspected of having a salivary gland disease of the parotid gland. to consider normal range of the age-dependent CT numbers of parotid gland and compare the CT numbers of the right and left parotid gland might be useful in diagnosing the disease.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.555-561
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• 2008

Purpose: The goal of this study was to develop a technique for creating a computerized composite maxillofacial-dental model, based on point-based surface best fit algorithm and to test its accuracy. The computerized composite maxillofacial-dental model was made by the three dimensional combination of a 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) bone model with digital dental model. Materials and Methods: This integration procedure mainly consists of following steps : 1) a reconstruction of a virtual skull and digital dental model from CT and laser scanned dental model ; 2) an incorporation of dental model into virtual maxillofacial-dental model by point-based surface best fit algorithm; 3) an assessment of the accuracy of incorporation. To test this system, CTs and dental models from 3 volunteers with cranio-maxillofacial deformities were obtained. And the registration accuracy was determined by the root mean squared distance between the corresponding reference points in a set of 2 images. Results and Conclusions: Fusion error for the maxillofacial 3D CT model with the digital dental model ranged between 0.1 and 0.3 mm with mean of 0.2 mm. The range of errors were similar to those reported elsewhere with the fiducial markers. So this study confirmed the feasibility and accuracy of combining digital dental model and 3D CT maxillofacial model. And this technique seemed to be easier for us that its clinical applicability can good in the field of digital cranio-maxillofacial surgery.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2010

Purpose : This study was performed to analyze the position, pattern of impacted mesiodens, and their relationship to the adjacent teeth using Dental cone-beam CT. Materials and Methods : Sixty-two dental cone-beam CT images with 81 impacted mesiodenses were selected from about 2,298 cone-beam CT images at Chonnam National University Dental Hospital from June 2006 to March 2009. The position, pattern, shape of impacted mesiodenses and their complications were analyzed in cone-beam CT including 3D images. Results : The sex ratio (M : F) was 2.9 : 1. Most of the mesiodenses (87.7%) were located at palatal side to the incisors. 79% of the mesiodenses were conical in shape. 60.5% of the mesiodenses were inverted, 21% normal erupting direction, and 18.5% transverse direction. The complications due to the presence of mesiodenses were none in 43.5%, diastema in 19.4%, tooth displacement in 17.7%, delayed eruption or impaction in 12.9%, tooth rotation in 4.8%, and dentigerous cyst in 1.7%. Conclusions : Dental cone-beam CT images with 3D provided 3-dimensional perception of mesiodens to the neighboring teeth. This results would be helpful for management of the impacted mesiodens.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2010

PET/CT 검사는 기술의 발전에 따라 감쇄보정 방법이 $^{68}Ge$이나 $^{137}Cs$등의 동위원소를 사용하지 않고, CT 기반의 감쇄보정 영상을 구현하여 검사 시간의 단축과 해부학적인 영상을 제공한다. 그러나 CT 기반의 금속에 의한 CT 영상의 인공물이 발생하여 감쇄보정된 PET 영상에 영향을 준다. 그러므로 본 연구는 임상 실험과 phantom 실험을 통해 금속 치과 임상 실험은 구강 내질환이 없는 40명의 환자(평균나이: $56{\pm}17$세)를 대상으로 하였으며, 치아에 치과보철을 매식한 환자 20명과 치과 임플란트를 매식한 환자 20명을 대상으로 PET/CT 검사를 시행했다. phantom 실험은 원형 phantom내에 치과보철과 치과 임플란트를 매식한 치아모형을 이용하여 PET/CT 검사를 시행했다. 분석방법은 같은 단층상의 PET/CT 영상에서 CT 영상의 CT 값과 PET 영상의 표준섭취계수 변화를 인공물의 영향이 없는 부분, 어둡게 인공물이 나타난 부분, 밝게 인공물이 나타난 부분, 세 부분의 관심영역을 설정하여 측정했고, 통계분석은 대응표본 t-test를 이용했다. 치아 보철을 매식한 실험에서 환자의 경우 표준섭취계수가 인공물의 영향이 없는 부분에 비해 어둡게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 약 19.6% (p<0.05) 감소됐고, 밝게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 90.1% (p>0.05) 증가했다. phantom의 경우 표준섭취계수가 인공물의 영향이 없는 부분에 비해 어둡게 인공물이 나타난 부분은약 18.1% 감소됐고, 밝게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 18.0% 증가했다. 치아 임플란트를 매식한 실험에서 환자의 경우 표준섭취계수가 인공물의 영향이 없는 부분에 비해 어둡게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 약 19.1% (p<0.05) 증가됐고, 밝게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 96.6% (p>0.05) 증가했다. phantom의 경우 표준섭취계수가 인공물의 영향이 없는 부분에 비해 어둡게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 약 14.4% 감소됐고, 밝게 인공물이 나타난 부분은 7.0% 증가했다. PET/CT 검사의 CT 기반 보정 영상 구현 시 금속 치과 재료로 인해 CT 값에 영향을 주어 PET 영상에서도 표준섭취계수에 영향이 미치는 것을 볼 수 있다. 그리고 치아 임플란트보다 치아 보철에서 과 보정이 된 것을 볼 수 있다. 특히, 임상 실험에서 치아 보철의 표준섭취계수가 어둡게 인공물이 나타난 부분이 19.6% 감소되어 나타난 것을 확인 할 수 있어 위 음성으로 오인할 가능성이 있다. 그러므로 금속 치아 보철이나 임플란트를 시행한 환자들의 PET/CT 검사 시 구강내 병변이 의심 된다면, CT 영상으로 보정이 되지 않은 무보정(non-attenuation correction) PET 영상을 확인하는 것이 정확한 진단에 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.117-122
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• 2018

본 연구는 PET-CT 검사를 시행할 때 치과보철물에 의해 발생되는 CT의 HU(Hounsfield Unit) 값을 금속의 종류에 따라 측정하고, PET 영상의 왜곡정도와 표준섭취계수(SUV)의 변화를 확인하여 영상 판독 시 오류의 감소방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 실험방법은 실제 치아와 메탈 크라운, 골드크라운, 티타늄, 지르코니아의 치과보철물을 이용하여 PET-CT 검사를 실시하였다. 일반 치아와 비교한 결과 HU 값이 증가함에 따라 SUV 값이 증가되는 것을 확인하였고, 메탈 크라운, 티타늄, 지르코니아의 SUV 값은 37% 정도 증가되었고, 골드 크라운에서는 45.4%로 가장 많이 증가했다. 그리고 일반치아, 메탈크라운, 티타늄, 지르코니아에서 영상 왜곡은 미미했지만, 골드 크라운에서는 선속경화현상이 심하게 발생하였고, 영상 왜곡이 나타났다. 따라서 치과보철물의 금속종류는 SUV 값에 영향을 미치기 때문에 치과 보철물 중에서 골드 재질을 사용한 환자를 진단할 때에는 영상 판독 시 보정된 PET 영상보다는 NAC(무보정) PET 영상을 확인한다면 판독에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한치과보존학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치과보존학회 2001년도 추계학술대회(제116회) 및 13회 Workshop 제3회 한ㆍ일 치과보존학회 공동학술대회 초록집
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• pp.559.1-559
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• 2001

The aim of the study was to determine the direction and the rate of polymerization shrinkage of light-cured resin composite. Materials and Methods: A microfocus x-ray CT(computed tomography) instrument (SMX-255CT, Shimadzu Co., Kyoto, Japan) was used to analyze and characterize the pre-and post-gel phases. A microfocus x-ray tube was used to enable a focus dimension of 4 microns.(omitted)

• 대한치과마취과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2009

When performing the inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia, surgeon often faced a difficulty of the surgical operation due to the incomplete anesthesia. One of the reason is the variety of mandibular canal anatomy. Up to now, there are some reports of index cases about bifid mandibular canal among mandibular canal anatomic variation, and some classification is applied according to anatomical location and configuration. When surgical operation is performed involving mandible such as dantal implant treatment, extraction of an impacted third molar, sagittal split ramus osteotomy, etc, the position of mandibular canal should be considered. Bifid mandibular canal clinically causes troublesome cases of anesthesia when inferior alvelor nerve block, especially is performed extraction of an impacted third molar. Therefore, It is important for clinicians to recognize the presence of bifid canals on radiographys. Nowadays, the position of mandibular canal can be measured precisely by using Dental CT. It is not found by panorama image but is found by Dental CT sometimes. Among the patients, which take panorama and Dental CT simultaneously, for tooth extraction of lower impacted third molar in our department, we report the case that did not identifying in panorama but identifying it in Dental CT.