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  • Biomaterials Science
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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  • Midfacial reconstruction often uses bone grafts or implants.
  • Titanium implants are common but cause CT imaging artifacts.
  • These artifacts complicate treatment planning and follow-up.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate polymer implants for reducing CT metallic artifacts.
  • To compare image quality between titanium and polymer midfacial implants.
  • To assess the impact on diagnostic imaging for tumor resection cases.

Main Methods:

  • Implanted titanium (n=1) and polymer (n=12) zygomatic implants in a human skull specimen.
  • Analyzed streak and blooming artifacts using Hounsfield Unit values.
  • Assessed overall image quality and compared materials using statistical tests.

Main Results:

  • Titanium and hydroxyapatite polymers showed significantly more streak artifacts.
  • No significant difference in blooming artifacts was observed between materials.
  • Polymer implants resulted in slightly better image quality than titanium.

Conclusions:

  • Personalized polymer implants effectively reduce metallic artifacts in CT imaging.
  • Improved image quality facilitates postoperative radiation therapy planning.
  • Polymer implants enhance radiological tumor aftercare around midfacial reconstructions.