- Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences
- Vol: 13 Issue: 2
- Evaluation of the Incidental Prevalence of Soft Tissue Calcifications in the Neck Region with Cone B...
Evaluation of the Incidental Prevalence of Soft Tissue Calcifications in the Neck Region with Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Authors : Nebiha Gözde Ispir, Ilkay Peker, Meryem Toraman Alkurt
Pages : 362-369
Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1119222
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Publication Date : 2023-06-15
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the incidental prevalence of heterotopic soft tissue calcifications in the neck region, on Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images, and their relationship with age and sex. Methods: A total of 6620 CBCT images were examined. CBCT images of 503 patients aged between 20 and 86 years were included in the study. Patients were grouped into five age groups: 20-30 (N = 132), 31-40 (N = 68), 41-50 (N = 92), 51-60 (N = 104), and 61 and above (N = 107). The images were assessed according to the presence of lymph node calcification, carotid artery calcification, thyroid cartilage, and triticeous cartilage calcification in the neck region. Descriptive statistics, crosstabs, and chi-square tests were used for data analysis. The significance level was set to 0.05 Results: At least one calcification was detected in 372 (73.9%) patients. The difference between the prevalence of each calcification according to age groups was statistically significant. A significant relationship was found between the presence of carotid artery calcification and the sex variable (p .05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed a significant amount of soft tissue calcification in the neck region. The most common calcifications were thyroid cartilage calcifications, and the least common calcification was lymph node calcification.Keywords : Soft tissue, calcification, neck, Cone Beam Computed Tomography