Sub-millimeter quantification of alveolar bone loss using automated 40 MHz high-frequency ultrasound: A proof-of-concept ex vivo validation study
Tamer Abdelrehim, Baiyan Qi, Bryant Tran, Mirali Pandya, Jesse V Jokerst, Casey Chen · 2026
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Tamer Abdelrehim and colleagues validated a high frequency ultrasound method for measuring jaw bone loss around teeth, with detail finer than a millimetre. Tracking tiny bone changes helps judge gum disease treatment. In lab bone models, controlled bone cuts were measured by hand and by automated ultrasound, against photo based truth.
System error stayed near a tenth of a millimetre, and the smallest reliably seen change was about one hundred and forty micrometres. Detection hit rates ranged from about eighty to one hundred percent by method and step size. Automated reads tracked change with tiny bias and excellent consistency. Radiation free ultrasound could let dentists follow bone healing visit by visit.
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| CREATOR | Tamer Abdelrehim, Baiyan Qi, Bryant Tran, Mirali Pandya, Jesse V Jokerst, Casey Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 90884 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |