Identification of Root Canal Morphology in Fused-rooted Mandibular Second Molars From X-ray Images Based on Deep Learning.

Journal: Journal of endodontics
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Understanding the intricate anatomical morphology of fused-rooted mandibular second molars (MSMs) is essential for root canal treatment. The present study utilized a deep learning approach to identify the three-dimensional root canal morphology of MSMs from two-dimensional X-ray images.

Authors

  • Weiwei Wu
    College of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
  • Surong Chen
    Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; School of Stomatology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Pan Chen
    Henan Key Laboratory of Microbiome and Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment; Henan Key Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine, Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology, 24 Jinghua Road, Jianxi Qu, Luoyang, 471003, P. R. China.
  • Min Chen
    School of Computer Science and TechnologyHuazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China.
  • Yan Yang
    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Yuan Gao
    Engineering Research Center of EMR and Intelligent Expert System, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang Province, China.
  • Jingyu Hu
    Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; School of Stomatology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: 2014tj0116@hust.edu.cn.
  • Jingzhi Ma
    Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; School of Stomatology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: majingzhi@hust.edu.cn.