Research Article

The Effects of Additional Filtration on Image Quality and Radiation Dose in Cone Beam CT: An In Vivo Preliminary Investigation

Table 2

Image quality rating of anatomical structures A1-A9 for filter settings F0-F7.

F0F1F2F3F4F5F6F7

Anatomical structures
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9

A1: foramen mentale, A2: mandibular canal, A3: cortical bone, A4: dental pulp, A5: dentine, A6: incisal canal, A7: enamel, A8: periodontal ligament, and A9: cancellous bone. All assessors’ () quality ratings are presented as means (M) and standard deviations (SD).