Qualitative image scoring results for electrode evaluation
Scale Points | CBCT Group (n = 32) | MDCT Group (n = 19) | P Value |
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Electrode scalar position | |||
Not visualized (0) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | .046 |
Barely visualized (1) | 4 (13%) | 3 (16%) | |
Well-visualized (2) | 3 (9%) | 7 (37%) | |
Perfectly visualized (3) | 25 (78%) | 9 (47%) | |
Single electrode contact visibility | |||
Not visualized (0) | 1 (3%) | 10 (52.6%) | <.001 |
Barely visualized (1) | 13 (41%) | 6 (31.6%) | |
Well-visualized (2) | 11 (34%) | 0 (0%) | |
Perfectly visualized (3) | 7 (22%) | 3 (15.8%) | |
Insertion angle of electrode | |||
Not measurable (0) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | >.99 |
Measurable (1) | 32 (100%) | 19 (100%) | |
Mean, 437.7° [SD, 120.8°] | Mean, 329.4° [SD, 80°] |