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Retrospective analysis of the incidence of intracranial physiological calcifications with cone beam computed tomography

İntrakraniyal fizyolojik kalsifikasyonların görülme oranlarının konik işınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi ile retrospektif olarak incelenmesi

Melis Mısırlı Gülbeş0000-0001-8968-5955
Berfu Çerci Ongun0000-0003-2706-1914
Nimet İlke Akçay0000-0003-3125-1358
Kaan Orhan0000-0003-3125-1358
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2019-11-11
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KEYWORDS CBCT, intracranial calcifications, petroclinoid ligament, habenula

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of physiologic intracranial calcifications detected in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of in a group Turkish Cypriot population.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The CBCT scans of the full head of 100 patients that met our ascertainment criteria were evaluated retrospectively for the presence of physiological intracranial calcifications.
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Conclusion & Impact:KEYWORDS CBCT, intracranial calcifications, petroclinoid ligament, habenula
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⚙️Variables:CBCT · intracranial calcifications · petroclinoid ligament

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Background: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the incidence of physiologic intracranial calcifications detected in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of in a group Turkish Cypriot population. Methods: The CBCT scans of the full head of 100 patients that met our ascertainment criteria were evaluated retrospectively for the presence of physiological intracranial calcifications. Results: Intracranial calcification was found in 71 cases of 100 patients. The most common site of calcification was habenular with 48% followed by %14 caroticoclinoid ligament, 13% interclinoid ligament and 8% choroid plexus. In our study, petroclinoid ligament calcification was not observed at all. Conclusion: CBCT is widely used in many scientific investigations and anatomical studies. Intracranial physiological calcification are frequent incidental findings of CBCT scans. KEYWORDS CBCT, intracranial calcifications, petroclinoid ligament, habenula

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir grup Kıbrıslı Türk popülasyonunda konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi (KIBT) görüntülerinde tespit edilen fizyolojik intrakranial kalsifikasyon insidansını değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tarama kriterlerimizi karşılayan 100 hastanın KIBT görüntüleri, fizyolojik intrakranial kalsifikasyonların değerlendirilmesi için retrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Bulgular: 100 hastanın 71’inde intrakraniyal kalsifikasyonlar gözlemlenmiştir. En sık kalsifikasyon sahası % 48 ile habenula ve onu takiben % 13 interklinoid ligament, % 14 karotikoklinoid ligament, % 8 ile de koroid pleksus bulunmuştur. Çalışmamızda petroclinoid ligament kalsifikasyonu hiç gözlemlenmemiştir. Sonuç: KIBT bilimsel araştırmalarda ve anatomi çalışmalarında sıklıkla kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. KIBT ile rastlantısal fizyolojik intrakranial kalsifikasyonların görüntülenmesi yaygındır. ANAHTAR KELİMELER KIBT, intrakraniyal kalsifikasyonlar, petroklinoid ligament, habenula

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Gülbeş, M. M., Ongun, B. Ç., Akçay, N. İ., Orhan, K. (2019). Retrospective analysis of the incidence of intracranial physiological calcifications with cone beam computed tomography. Selcuk Dental Journal, Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Special Issue. https://ajindex.com/articles/1306386

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