This study was performed to assess the analyzing methods developed to detect clinically and quantitatively longitudinal bone changes. Through preliminary experiment, accuracy of Cu-Eq value conversion to the mass of HA was examined.
For main experiment, 15 intraoral radiograms taken at soon, 1st, 2nd, 4th,and 6th week after
implantation of mixture in extracted sites of 3 cases were used. We took the radiograms with copper step wedge as test object and HA phantom X-ray taking was standardized by using Rinn XCP device custumized directly to the individual dentition with resin bite block. The images inputted by Quick scanner into computer were digitized´ and analyzed by NM image program The stability of the copper equivalent transformation and the usefulness of two analyzing methods by ROI and Reslice were examined.
Obtained results as follows:
1) On the Cu equivalent images, the coefficient of variation in the measurement of Cu-Eq. value of ROI ranged from 0.06 to 0.24 and showed high reproducibility.
2) All results obtained by resliced contiguous image were coincident with those obtained from the assessment by ROI and formation of plot profile.
3) On the stacked and resliced image at the line of interest, we could analyze directly and quantitatively the longitudinal changes at several portions by plot profile and qualitatively by surface plot.
4) Implant area showed marked resorption till 2 weeks after implantation and showed significant increase in Cu-Eq. value at 6th week(p<0.01) and periapical area showed increase in Cu-Eq. value at 6th week compared to after-operation´s.
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