introduction : one of the key factors in successful endodontic therapy is to adequately fill the root canals. the aim of this in vitro study was to compare the quality of four different root canal obturation techniques: cold lateral condensation (clc), warm vertical condensation (wvc), obtura ii (oii) and gutta flow (gf) by using micro-computed tomography (micro ct). materials and methods: a to...

introduction: vertical root fracture (vrf) is common in endodontically treated teeth. conventional and digital radiographies have limitations for detection of vrfs. cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) offers greater detection accuracy of vrfs in comparison with conventional radiography. this study compared the effects of metal artifacts on detection of vrfs by using two cbct systems. methods a...

background: in many cases of ild (interstitial lung disease), overlap diagnosis is considered. here, a few cases with diagnosis of a variety of ilds, where eventual open lung biopsy has been performed are selected. reference will be made to reliable sources to show that nsip can still be a variant of uip (usual interstitial pneumonia) with better treatment response and prognosis. case presentat...

introduction: cholesteatoma is traditionally diagnosed by otoscopic examination and treated by surgery. the necessity for imaging in an uncomplicated case is controversial. this study was planned to investigate the usefulness of a preoperative high-resolution computed tomography (hrct) scan in depicting the status of middle ear structures in the presence of cholesteatoma and also to compare the...

introduction in computed tomography (ct) technology, an optimal radiation dose can be achieved via changing radiation parameters such as ma, pitch factor, rotation time and tube voltage (kvp) for diagnostic images. materials and methods in this study, the brain, abdomen, and thorax scaning was performed using toshiba 16-slice scannerand standard aapm and ctdi phantoms. aapm phantom was used for...

odontogenic myxoma (om) is an infiltrative benign bone tumor that occurs almost exclusively in the facial skeleton. the radiographic characteristics of odontogenic myxoma may produce several patterns, making diagnosis difficult. cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) may prove extremely useful in clarifying the intraosseous extent of the tumor and its effects on surrounding structures. here, we r...

background and aims. at present, cone beam computed tomography (cbct) has become a substitute for computed tomography (ct) in dental procedures. the metallic materials used in dentistry can produce artifacts due to the beam hardening phenomenon. these artifacts decrease the quality of images. in the present study, the number of artifacts as a result of beam hardening in the images of dental imp...

conclusions in hemodynamically stable patients with a ruptured raml, early detection by ct followed by selective arterial embolization may be lifesaving. introduction renal angiomyolipoma (raml), is a rare, benign tumor arising from renal mesenchymal cells. frequently, it is asymptomatic and found incidentally. spontaneous rupture with consequent retroperitoneal hemorrhage is an uncommon but ca...

introduction: the present study was conducted to assess the morphology of mandibular canines using cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) in a north iranian population. methods and materials: for the morphological assessment of mandibular canines, 150 cbct images taken from patients for different reasons were used. the mandibular canines were examined in sagittal, coronal and axial dimensions. th...