A Simple Scatter Reduction Method in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications Based on Monte Carlo Simulation

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Reconstructed images</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Contrast (grayscale value)</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Cupping in soft tissue (%)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Air bone</td><td class="align_center">Bone tissue</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Before scatter reduction</td><td class="align_center">358.13</td><td class="align_center">221.65</td><td class="align_center">16.20</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">After scatter reduction</td><td class="align_center">479.35</td><td class="align_center">304.13</td><td class="align_center">0.10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Absolute percentage change</td><td class="align_center">33.85%</td><td class="align_center">37.21%</td><td class="align_center">99.38%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of contrast in the selected regions and the percentage of cupping before and after scatter reduction on the reconstructed images of the head phantom.

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Table 1: A Simple Scatter Reduction Method in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications Based on Monte Carlo Simulation 

Table 1 | A Simple Scatter Reduction Method in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications Based on Monte Carlo Simulation 