OBJECTIVES: To assess the intraexaminer and interexaminer reliabilities of novel semiautomatic methods to segment the nasal cavity (NC) and pharyngeal airway (PA) and to determine the minimal cross-sectional area (CS) and hydraulic diameter (HD) of the PA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To test reproducibility, two examiners analyzed the NC and PA independently in 10 retrospectively selected cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images using semiautomatic segmentation. The PA centerline was determined to assess the minimal CS and HD. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to calculate intraexaminer and interexaminer reliabilities. Measurement errors were assessed by Dahlberg's formula and paired t-tests. The level of agreement was assessed using the Bland-Altman method. RESULTS: Intraexaminer and interexaminer reliabilities were excellent (minimal ICC, 0.960). The error of the method was good except for interexaminer values for the oropharynx (P = .016). The minimal CS and HD measurements were reliable (minimal ICC, 0.993; narrow limits of agreement). CONCLUSIONS: The novel methods for analysis of the NC and PA are reliable. The minimal CS and HD demonstrated excellent reliabilities, which are critical to detect the most constricted part of the PA. Separation of the oropharynx from the voids close to the retroglossal area is not trivial and should be considered with caution.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the intraexaminer and interexaminer reliabilities of novel semiautomatic methods to segment the nasal cavity (NC) and pharyngeal airway (PA) and to determine the minimal cross-sectional area (CS) and hydraulic diameter (HD) of the PA. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To test reproducibility, two examiners analyzed the NC and PA independently in 10 retrospectively selected cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images using semiautomatic segmentation. The PA centerline was determined to assess the minimal CS and HD. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to calculate intraexaminer and interexaminer reliabilities. Measurement errors were assessed by Dahlberg's formula and paired t-tests. The level of agreement was assessed using the Bland-Altman method. RESULTS: Intraexaminer and interexaminer reliabilities were excellent (minimal ICC, 0.960). The error of the method was good except for interexaminer values for the oropharynx (P = .016). The minimal CS and HD measurements were reliable (minimal ICC, 0.993; narrow limits of agreement). CONCLUSIONS: The novel methods for analysis of the NC and PA are reliable. The minimal CS and HD demonstrated excellent reliabilities, which are critical to detect the most constricted part of the PA. Separation of the oropharynx from the voids close to the retroglossal area is not trivial and should be considered with caution.
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