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="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><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></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="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Before scatter reduction</td><td class="align_center">356.91</td><td class="align_center">262.01</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">After scatter reduction</td><td class="align_center">445.87</td><td class="align_center">339.56</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Absolute percentage change</td><td class="align_center">24.93%</td><td class="align_center">29.60%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of contrast in the selected regions before and after scatter reduction on the reconstructed images of the real patient with the voxel size of 0.2 mm.

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Table 4: A Simple Scatter Reduction Method in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications Based on Monte Carlo Simulation 

Table 4 | A Simple Scatter Reduction Method in Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications Based on Monte Carlo Simulation 