Orthodontic appliances and MR image artefacts: An exploratory in vitro and in vivo study using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners Show others and affiliations
2021 (English) In: Imaging Science in Dentistry, ISSN 2233-7822, E-ISSN 2233-7830, Vol. 51, no 1, p. 63-71Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the artefacts of 12 fixed orthodontic appliances in magnetic resonance images obtained using 1.5-T and 3-T scanners, and to evaluate different imaging sequences designed to suppress metal artefacts. Materials and Methods: In vitro, study casts of 1 adult with normal occlusion were used. Twelve orthodontic appliances were attached to the study casts and scanned. Turbo spin echo (TSE), TSE with high readout bandwidth, and TSE with view angle tilting and slice encoding for metal artefact correction were used to suppress metal artefacts. Artefacts were measured. In vivo, 6 appliances were scanned: 1) conventional stainless-steel brackets; 2) nickelfree brackets; 3) titanium brackets; 4) a Herbst appliance; 5) a fixed retainer; and 6) a rapid maxillary expander. The maxilla, mandible, nasopharynx, tongue, temporomandibular joints, and cranial base/eye globes were assessed. Scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 indicated no artefacts and minor, moderate, and major artefacts, respectively. Results: In vitro, titanium brackets and the fixed retainer created minor artefacts. In vivo, titanium brackets caused minor artefacts. Conventional stainless-steel and nickel free brackets, the fixed retainer, and the rapid maxillary expander caused major artefacts in the maxilla and mandible. Conventional stainless-steel and nickel-free brackets caused major artefacts in the eye globe (3-T). TSE with high readout bandwidth reduced image artefacts in both scanners. Conclusion: Titanium brackets, the Herbst appliance, and the fixed retainer caused minor artefacts in images of neurocranial structures (1.5-T and 3-T) when using TSE with high readout bandwidth.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Korean Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology , 2021. Vol. 51, no 1, p. 63-71
Keywords [en]
Artifacts, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Orthodontic Appliances, Skull
National Category
Dentistry
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-42095 DOI: 10.5624/isd.20200199 ISI: 000634842100009 PubMedID: 33828963 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102127350 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-42095 DiVA, id: diva2:1549420
2021-05-052021-05-052024-06-18 Bibliographically approved