Open AccessPrevalence of soft tissue calcifications in cone beam computed tomography images in the region of head and neck
Author(s) -
Vandeberg Diniz,
Elaine de Carvalho Beda Correa de Cristina Araújo,
Bianca Costa Gonçalves,
Karolina Aparecida Castilho Fardim,
Luíz Roberto Coutinho Manhães,
Estela Kaminagakura,
Isis Patricia Soares da Silva,
Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
brazilian dental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2178-6011
DOI - 10.14295/bds.2020.v23i2.1864
Subject(s) - coronal plane , medicine , cone beam computed tomography , soft tissue , calcification , radiology , sagittal plane , computed tomography , radiography , cervical lymph nodes , head and neck , nuclear medicine , surgery , cancer , metastasis
Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of calcifications in the soft tissues of the cervical-facial region using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Material and Methods: two hundred and ten CBCT exames was analyzed by 01 examiner previously trained, with fild of view (FOV) of 16 x 13 cm and voxel of 0.25 mm, in ICAT Vision software (Imaging Science International, Hatfield, PA, USA) in coronal, axial and sagittal sections. The following calcifications were evaluated: tonsiloliths, sialolites, calcification of the styloid complex, calcified carotid atheromas, calcifications in laryngeal cartilages, calcified lymph nodes and osteoma cutis. The findings were tabulated according to the total of the sample, related to the gender, age group of the individuals. Results: Calcification of the styloid complex was the most frequent in the sample studied in both genres (39.04%), followed by the presence of tonsiloliths (19.52%), and calcified lymph nodes (6,67%). Conclusion: calcifications are frequent radiographic findings in CBCT and important for the diagnosis of some possible pathologies that do not present clinical symptoms.KEYWORDSCone-beam computed tomography; Prevalence; Soft tissue calcification.