Stomatology ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 961-967.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2023.11.001

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Content and development method of standardizing documents for clinical use of oro-maxillofacial cone-beam computed tomography

WANG Kaili,YE Zelin,YOU Meng(),WANG Hu()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Department of Oral Medical Imaging,West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Revised:2023-09-07 Online:2023-11-28 Published:2023-11-21

Abstract:

The establishment of a standardizing document for the clinical practice of oro-maxillofacial cone-beam CT(CBCT)is a prerequisite for ensuring the rational use of CBCT, obtaining accurate diagnostic and therapy information, as well as safeguarding the reasonable rights and interests of patients. During the past 20 years of CBCT development, nearly 30 standardizing documents including statements, consensus and guidelines related to CBCT clinical practice have been published internationally, providing guidance for local practitioners in all aspects of CBCT use. These standardizing documents differ in terms of content and methodology. With the recent refinement of the methodology related to clinical practice guidelines, as well as the demand for high-quality standardizing documents from academic associations and institutions at all levels, the future development and updating of standardizing documents related to CBCT will need to be at a higher level in terms of both completeness and scientific validity. In view of this, the current article reviewed and summarized the contents and methods of published standardizing documents, with a view to providing references for the development of high-quality CBCT clinical practice guidelines in China.

Key words: cone-beam computed tomography(CBCT), oral and maxillofacial radiology, guideline, expert consensus, methodology

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