Imaging Sci Dent.
2021 Dec;51(4):407-412. 10.5624/isd.20210091.
Accuracy of virtual 3-dimensional cephalometric images constructed with 2-dimensional cephalograms using the biplanar radiography principle
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
- 2Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
- KMID: 2527086
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5624/isd.20210091
Abstract
- Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of virtual 3-dimensional (3D) cephalograms constructed using the principle of biplanar radiography by comparing them with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.
Materials and Methods
Thirty orthodontic patients were enrolled in this study. Frontal and lateral cephalograms were obtained with the use of a head posture aligner and reconstructed into 3D cephalograms using biplanar radiography software. Thirty-four measurements representing the height, width, depth, and oblique distance were computed in 3 dimensions, and compared with the measurements from the 3D images obtained by CBCT, using the paired t-test and Bland-Altman analysis.
Results
Comparison of height, width, depth, and oblique measurements showed no statistically significant differences between the measurements obtained from 3D cephalograms and those from CBCT images (P>0.05). Bland-Altman plots also showed high agreement between the 3D cephalograms and CBCT images.
Conclusion
Accurate 3D cephalograms can be constructed using the principle of biplanar radiography if frontal and lateral cephalograms can be obtained with a head posture aligner. Three-dimensional cephalograms generated using biplanar radiography can replace CBCT images taken for diagnostic purposes.
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