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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Feasibility of ultra-short echo time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging for identification of carious lesions
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Volume 66, No. 2, Year 2011
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The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of ultra short echo time imaging for the assessment of caries lesions and early demineralization. 12 patients with suspected caries lesions underwent a dental magnetic resonance imaging investigation comprising ultra short echo time imaging (echo time = 50 μs) and spin echo imaging. Before the dental magnetic resonance imaging, all patients underwent a conventional clinical dental investigation including visual assessment of the teeth as well as dental x-ray imaging. All lesions identifiable in the x-ray could be clearly identified in the ultra short echo time images, but only about 19% of the lesions were visible in the spin echo images. In 19% of all lesions, the lesions could be more clearly delineated in the ultra short echo time images than in the x-ray images. This was especially the case for secondary lesions. In direct comparison with the x-ray images, all lesions appeared substantially larger in the dental magnetic resonance imaging data. The presented data provide evidence that caries lesions can be identified in ultra short echo time magnetic resonance imaging with high sensitivity. The apparent larger volume of the lesions in dental magnetic resonance imaging may be attributed to fluid accumulation in demineralized areas without substantial breakdown of mineral structures. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bracher, Anna Katinka
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Hofmann, Christian
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Morocco, Fez
Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
Bornstedt, Axel
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Boujraf, Said
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
United States, York
Dentsply Sirona Inc.
Hell, Erich
Germany, Ulm
Universität Ulm
Ulrici, Johannes
Germany, Ulm
Universität Ulm
Spahr, Axel
Morocco, Fez
Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
Haller, Bernd
Morocco, Fez
Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Fès, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
Rasche, Volker
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Statistics
Citations: 61
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/mrm.22828
ISSN:
07403194
e-ISSN:
15222594
Research Areas
Health System And Policy