Metallic dental artifact reduction in computed tomography (Smart MAR): improvement of image quality and diagnostic confidence in patients with suspected head and neck pathology and oral implants

ConclusionsThe supplementary use of the Smart MAR post-processing tool seems to significantly improve both subjective and objective image quality as well as diagnostic confidence and lesion detection in CT of the head and neck. In 22% of cases, the tumor was detected only in Smart MAR reconstructed images.
Source: European Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research