title: Assessment of CT numbers in limited and medium field-of-view scans taken using Accuitomo 170 and Veraviewepocs 3De cone-beam computed tomography scanners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the influence of anatomic location on the relationship between computed tomography (CT) number and X-ray attenuation in limited and medium field-of-view (FOV) scans.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tubes containing solutions with different concentrations of K2HPO4 were placed in the tooth sockets of a human head phantom. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were acquired, and CT numbers of the K2HPO4 solutions were measured. The relationship between CT number and K2HPO4 concentration was examined by linear regression analyses. Then, the variation in CT number according to anatomic location was examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The relationship between K2HPO4 concentration and CT number was strongly linear. The slopes of the linear regressions for the limited FOVs were almost 2-fold lower than those for the medium FOVs. The absolute CT number differed between imaging protocols and anatomic locations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a strong linear relationship between X-ray attenuation and CT number. The specific imaging protocol and anatomic location of the object strongly influence this relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Matheus L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Tosoni
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lindsey
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kristopher
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tetradis
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mallya
keywords: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional