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Table 6 Relationship between tonsilllotliths detected on panoramic rediographs and their calsification level on CT

From: Prevalence and imaging characteristics of detectable tonsilloliths on 482 pairs of consecutive CT and panoramic radiographs

Calsifide level on CT (HU)

Number of patients detected by CT

Number of patients detected by PR

Detection rate by PR (%)

<200

51

0

0

200-300

44

0

0

300-400

34

5

14.7

400-500

34

7

20.1

500-600

19

4

21.1

600-700

10

4

40.0

700-800

8

3

37.5

800-900

6

3

50

900-1000

3

1

33.3

100-1100

3

1

33.3

1100-1200

3

2

66.7

>1200

7

5

71.4

Total

222

35

15.8

  1. CT: Computed tomography.
  2. PR: Panoramic radiographs.