Diagnostic agreement between panoramic radiographs and color Doppler images of carotid atheroma.
J Appl Oral Sci
; 17(1): 45-8, 2009.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the agreement between diagnoses of calcified atheroma seen on panoramic radiographs and color Doppler images. Our interest stems from the fact that panoramic images can show the presence of atheroma regardless of the level of obstruction detected by color Doppler images. Panoramic and color Doppler images of 16 patients obtained from the archives of the Health Department of the city of Valença, RJ, Brazil, were analyzed in this study. Both sides of each patient were observed on the images, with a total of 32 analyzed cervical regions. The level of agreement between diagnoses was analyzed using the Kappa statistics. There was a high level of agreement, with a Kappa value of 0.78. In conclusion, panoramic radiographs can help detecting calcifications in the cervical region of patients susceptible to vascular diseases predisposing to myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accidents. If properly trained and informed, dentists can refer their patients to a physician for a cardiovascular evaluation in order to receive proper and timely medical treatment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estenose das Carótidas
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Aterosclerose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Appl Oral Sci
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil