Table 1.
Rating of visibility of different dental and maxillomandibular structures in comparison between the newly developed coil and the previously used standard head and neck coil2
| Anatomical and dental structures | New coil |
Standard head/neck coil |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fsT2w | T1w | weT1w | fsT2w | T1w | weT1w | |
| Anatomical structures | ||||||
| Cortical and trabecular bone of the mandible and maxilla | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Mandibular nerve canal with its nerve structures and mental foramen | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lingual nerve | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Salivary glands and their excretory duct | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Surrounding soft tissues regarding any pathologies (maximum sinuses) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dental structures | ||||||
| Enamel–dentine junction | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Cementum–dentine junction of the teeth–pulp chamber | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Apical foramen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Periodontal space | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
fsT2w, fat saturated T2 weighted; T1w, T1 weighted; weT1w, water excitation T1 weighted.
Two-factor ANOVA showed statistically significant (p = 0.019) better (lower) scores (80 vs 101) for the new coil.