10th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'97)
Convergent assessment of radiographic diagnostic systems
Maribor, SLOVENIA
March 11-March 13
ISBN: 0-8186-7928-X
A. Babic, Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
M. Petelin, Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
T. Ivanusa, Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
Radiological diagnostics serves as a basic monitoring technique for alveroal bone loss which is a severe consequence of periodontal disease. To evaluate efficacy of Conventional Visual Radiography (CVR), and to assess a complete clinical status we had used two more diagnostic systems. These are: Digital Subtraction Radiography (DSR) and Probing Pocket Depth (PPD). Experimental Periodontitis was studied in 20 beagle dogs based on the measurements taken in the beginning (baseline), and before (11th month) and after the medical treatment (12th month). Data analyses pointed out the same clinical trend, i.e. a significant bone loss prior to medical treatment and its recovery to the initial state. Differences in metrics and measurement errors could be identified as causes for discrepancies between the systems, but a relationship between the CVR and PPD is worth further research, as these systems do not appear to be entirely compatible, but rather complementary to each other.
Index Terms:
diagnostic radiography; convergent assessment; radiographic diagnostic systems; radiological diagnostics; basic monitoring technique; alveroal bone loss; periodontal disease; Conventional Visual Radiography; clinical status; Digital Subtraction Radiography; Probing Pocket Depth; beagle dogs; medical treatment; clinical trend; bone loss; measurement errors
Citation:
A. Babic, M. Petelin, T. Ivanusa, "Convergent assessment of radiographic diagnostic systems," cbms, pp.205, 10th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'97), 1997