Comparison of the planimetry and point-counting methods for the assessment of the size of the mandible cysts on orthopantomograms
MEDICINA ORAL PATOLOGIA ORAL Y CIRUGIA BUCAL, vol.17, no.3, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.4317/medoral.17570
- Journal Name: MEDICINA ORAL PATOLOGIA ORAL Y CIRUGIA BUCAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: Orthopantomogram, mandible, cyst, point-counting, planimetry, TOTAL INTRACRANIAL VOLUME, CAVALIERI PRINCIPLE, IMAGES, REMOVAL, AREA
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the computer-assisted planimetry and point-counting methods in evaluating the sizes of the mandibular cysts with respect to their agreement and the time required to analyze.