Quantitative evaluation of artefact reduction from metallic dental materials in short tau inversion recovery imaging: efficacy of <i>syngo</i> WARP at 3.0 tesla

  • Lan Thi Xuan Tran
    Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
  • Junichiro Sakamoto
    Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
  • Ami Kuribayashi
    Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
  • Hiroshi Watanabe
    Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
  • Hiroshi Tomisato
    Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Clinic, Dental Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
  • Tohru Kurabayashi
    Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan

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<jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives:</jats:title><jats:p> To evaluate the effects of syngo WARP on reducing metal artefacts from dental materials. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:</jats:title><jats:p> Short tau inversion recovery (STIR) with syngo WARP [a dedicated metal artefact reduction sequence in combination with view-angle-tilting (VAT)] was performed using phantoms of three dental alloys: cobalt–chromium (Co–Cr), nickel–chromium (Ni–Cr), and titanium (Ti). Artefact volumes and reduction ratios of black, white and overall artefacts in the standard STIR and syngo WARP images with several different parameter settings were quantified according to standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials F2119-07. In all sequences, the artefact volumes and reduction ratios were compared. The modulation transfer function (MTF) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) were also measured for evaluation of image quality. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:</jats:title><jats:p> In standard STIR, the overall artefact volume of Co–Cr was markedly larger than those of Ni–Cr and Ti. All types of artefacts tended to be reduced with increasing receiver bandwidth (rBW) and VAT. The effect of artefact reduction tended to be more obvious in the axial plane than in the sagittal plane. Compared with standard STIR, syngo WARP with a matrix of 384 × 384, receiver bandwidth of 620 Hz/pixel, and VAT of 100 % in the axial plane obtained reduction effects of 30 % (white artefacts), 45 % (black artefacts), and 38 % (overall artefacts) although MTF and CNR decreased by 30 and 22 % compared with those of standard STIR, respectively. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title><jats:p> syngo WARP for STIR can effectively reduce metal artefacts from dental materials. </jats:p></jats:sec>

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