Influence of dental metallic artifact from multislice CT in the assessment of simulated mandibular lesions

• Main Authors: Andréia Perrella (Author), Patricia M. L. Lopes (Author), Rodney G. Rocha (Author), Marlene Fenyo-Pereira (Author), Marcelo G. P. Cavalcanti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the influence of metallic dental artifacts on the accuracy of simulated mandibular lesion detection by using multislice technology. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifteen macerated mandibles were used. Perforations were done simulating bone lesions and the mandibles were subje...