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A survey of radiographic measurement estimation in assessment of dental implant length.
(2007-11-14)
The aim of this study is to survey radiographic measurement estimation in the assessment of dental implant length according to dentists' confidence. A 19-point questionnaire with closed-ended questions was used by two ...
F-18-FDG Uptake and Calcifications in the Thoracic Aorta on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Examinations Frequency and Stability on Serial Scans
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011-02-01)
Purpose: Vascular F-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-18-FDG) uptake has been suggested as a means of identifying metabolically active atheroma, whereas vascular calcification is accepted as an indicator of atherosclerosis. ...
Using computed tomography colonography in patients at high risk of colorectal cancer - a prospective study in a university hospital in South America
(Hospital Clinicas, Univ São Paulo, 2014-01-01)
OBJECTIVES: the purpose of our study was to report the results of the implementation of computed tomography colonography in a university hospital setting serving a Brazilian population at high risk of colorectal cancer.METHODS: ...
Intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space
(2011-11-01)
Deep lipomas, especially in the head and neck region, are uncommon. This report describes the case of a patient with a large intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space, which had been present for 10 years and was ...
Post expansion evaluation of the midpalatal suture in children submitted to rapid palatal expansion: A CT study
(2006-12-01)
The aim of this prospective study was to evalute the midpalatal suture in children submitted to rapid palatal expansion, at the end of the retention stage, with CT scans. The sample was comprised of 17 children aged between ...
Surgical Management of Impacted Teeth Using Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011-11-01)
The surgical removal of impacted, supernumerary, or ectopic teeth is a routine procedure to the dental surgeon. Because any and all surgical interventions involve anatomic considerations that predispose the patient to a ...
Cone-beam computed tomography analysis of the apical third of curved roots after mechanical preparation with different automated systems
(2009-12-01)
The present study evaluated by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) the apical canal transportation and centralizing ability of different automated systems after root canal preparation. The mesiobuccal canals of maxillary ...
Immunohistochemical, tomographic and histological study on onlay iliac grafts remodeling
(2008-04-01)
The information concerning the molecular events taking place in onlay bone grafts are still incipient. The objective of the present study is to correlate the effects of perforation of resident bone bed on (1) the timing ...
Dosimetry and cost of imaging osseointegrated implants with film-based and computed tomography
(1997-12-01)
Thermoluminescent dosimeters were used to measure radiation doses at craniofacial sites in a tissue-equivalent phantom during film-based multidirectional tomography with the Tomax Ultrascan (Incubation Industries, Ivyland, ...
STRATUS optical coherence tomography in unilateral colobomatous excavation of the optic disc and secondary retinoschisis
(Springer, 2005-01-01)
Purpose: To report the STRATUS optical coherence tomography (STRATUSOCT) findings in a patient with unilateral coloboma- like excavation of the optic disc without pit but secondary retinoschisis, as well as to discuss the ...