Accurate detection of dental root canals is vital to avoid complications in endodontic therapy; however, it is difficult to locate the root canals with their sub-millimeter diameter in dental CT. To display root canals with MRI, ex-vivo and in-vivo measurements were performed with a newly developed intra-oral flexible coil and were compared to conventional head and surface coil images. Ex-vivo, a minimum SNR gain of 6 could be achieved with the intra-oral coil setup, and in a volunteer a gain of 2.7 was seen with an improved delineation of the root canals.
This abstract and the presentation materials are available to members only; a login is required.