TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental-dedicated MRI, a novel approach for dentomaxillofacial diagnostic imaging
T2 - technical specifications and feasibility
AU - Greiser, Andreas
AU - Christensen, Jennifer
AU - Fuglsig, João M.C.S.
AU - Johannsen, Katrine M.
AU - Nixdorf, Donald R.
AU - Burzan, Kim
AU - Lauer, Lars
AU - Krueger, Gunnar
AU - Hayes, Carmel
AU - Kettless, Karen
AU - Ulrici, Johannes
AU - Spin-Neto, Rubens
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Institute of Radiology and the International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2024/1/11
Y1 - 2024/1/11
N2 - MRI is a noninvasive, ionizing radiation-free imaging modality that has become an indispensable medical diagnostic method. The literature suggests MRI as a potential diagnostic modality in dentomaxillofacial radiology. However, current MRI equipment is designed for medical imaging (eg, brain and body imaging), with general-purpose use in radiology. Hence, it appears expensive for dentists to purchase and maintain, besides being complex to operate. In recent years, MRI has entered some areas of dentistry and has reached a point in which it can be provided following a tailored approach. This technical report introduces a dental-dedicated MRI (ddMRI) system, describing how MRI can be adapted to fit dentomaxillofacial radiology through the appropriate choice of field strength, dental radiofrequency surface coil, and pulse sequences. Also, this technical report illustrates the possible application and feasibility of the suggested ddMRI system in some relevant diagnostic tasks in dentistry. Based on the presented cases, it is fair to consider the suggested ddMRI system as a feasible approach to introducing MRI to dentists and dentomaxillofacial radiology specialists. Further studies are needed to clarify the diagnostic accuracy of ddMRI considering the various diagnostic tasks relevant to the practice of dentistry.
AB - MRI is a noninvasive, ionizing radiation-free imaging modality that has become an indispensable medical diagnostic method. The literature suggests MRI as a potential diagnostic modality in dentomaxillofacial radiology. However, current MRI equipment is designed for medical imaging (eg, brain and body imaging), with general-purpose use in radiology. Hence, it appears expensive for dentists to purchase and maintain, besides being complex to operate. In recent years, MRI has entered some areas of dentistry and has reached a point in which it can be provided following a tailored approach. This technical report introduces a dental-dedicated MRI (ddMRI) system, describing how MRI can be adapted to fit dentomaxillofacial radiology through the appropriate choice of field strength, dental radiofrequency surface coil, and pulse sequences. Also, this technical report illustrates the possible application and feasibility of the suggested ddMRI system in some relevant diagnostic tasks in dentistry. Based on the presented cases, it is fair to consider the suggested ddMRI system as a feasible approach to introducing MRI to dentists and dentomaxillofacial radiology specialists. Further studies are needed to clarify the diagnostic accuracy of ddMRI considering the various diagnostic tasks relevant to the practice of dentistry.
KW - dentistry
KW - diagnostic imaging
KW - magnetic resonance imaging
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U2 - 10.1093/dmfr/twad004
DO - 10.1093/dmfr/twad004
M3 - Article
C2 - 38214941
AN - SCOPUS:85182096644
SN - 0250-832X
VL - 53
SP - 74
EP - 85
JO - Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
JF - Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
IS - 1
ER -