Assessment of the quality of different commercial providers using artificial intelligence for automated cephalometric analysis compared to human orthodontic experts.

Journal: Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the accuracy of various skeletal and dental cephalometric parameters as produced by different commercial providers that make use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted automated cephalometric analysis and to compare their quality to a gold standard established by orthodontic experts.

Authors

  • Felix Kunz
    Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany. kunz_f@ukw.de.
  • Angelika Stellzig-Eisenhauer
    Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Lisa Marie Widmaier
    Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Florian Zeman
    Centre for Clinical Studies, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
  • Julian Boldt
    Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.