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Table 2 Diagnostic values of CBCT images with/without activation of MAR for detecting penetrative 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

1.000

100.00

100.00

0.999<

0.000

off

1.000

100.00

100.00

2

on

0.997

91.67

100.00

0.006

0.274

off

0.722

50.00

83.33

3

on

0.993

100.00

91.67

0.407

0.042

off

0.955

100.00

90.91

4

on

0.990

100.00

91.70

0.749

0.038

off

0.951

100.00

91.67

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