Research Article

Impact of Image Filters and Observations Parameters in CBCT for Identification of Mandibular Osteolytic Lesions

Table 2

Evaluation of the sensitivity (S), specificity (Sp), positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy (A), according to the type of filter, in the study of the presence or absence of simulated lesions.

Type of filterSSpPPVNPVA
N%N%N%N%N%

Hard135/15686.5105/11492.1135/14493.8105/12692.1240/27088.9
Normal134/15685.9103/11490.4134/14592.4103/12582.4237/27087.8
Very sharp148/15694.9112/11498.2148/15098.7112/12093.3260/27096.3