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Table 1 Diagnostic values of CBCT images with/without activation of MAR for detecting pilot drill injuries to the inferior alveolar canal

From: Do metal artifact reduction algorithms influence the detection of implant-related injuries to the inferior alveolar canal in CBCT images?

Observers

MAR condition

AUC

Sensitivity

Specificity

P-value

AUC difference

1

on

0.889

91.67

83.33

0.584

0.035

off

0.854

91.67

75.00

2

on

0.917

91.67

91.67

0.010

0.278

off

0.639

50.00

83.33

3

on

0.889

83.33

91.67

0.426

0.080

off

0.809

91.70

75.00

4

on

0.840

83.33

83.33

0.319

0.080

off

0.760

75.00

75.00

  1. MAR: metal artifact reduction
  2. AUC: area under curve