Table 2.
Frequency distribution (%) of the course of the IAN/MC in CT/CBCT and MRI based on all available judgements
| Course of the IAN/MC in CT/CBCT | Total (MRI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal | Inferior | Interradicular | Lingual | |||
| Course of the IAN/MC in MRI | Buccal | 21.5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 28.9 |
| Inferior | 2.5 | 33.9 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 43.8 | |
| Interradicular | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
| lingual | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 23.5 | 24.2 | |
| Total (CT/CBCT) | 24 | 41.8 | 3.7 | 30.5 | 100 | |
CT computed tomography, CBCT cone beam computed tomography, IAN inferior alveolar nerve, MC mandibular canal, MRI magnetic resonance imaging