Table 1 Evaluated structures depicted in imaging techniques and image alignments
Structures evaluated | Imaging techniques (alignments) |
|---|---|
Dental tissues | |
 Pulp | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal) |
 Common pulp chamber | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), T2w (dorsal) |
 Dental hard tissues (enamel, dentine and cementum), alveolar part | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal |
 Dental hard tissues (enamel, dentine and cementum), clinical crown | CT (MPR), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal) |
Periodontal tissues | |
 Periodontal ligament | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal) |
 Lamina dura of the maxillary bone | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal) |
Adjacent tissues | |
 Cortical bone of the maxillary sinus | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal) |
 Mucosa of the maxillary sinus | CT (MPR), PDw (dorsal), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse, dorsal) |
 Bony infra-orbital canal | CT (MPR), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse) |
 Soft tissue inside the infra-orbital canal | CT (MPR), PD SPAIR (transverse), T2w (transverse) |