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Three-dimensional U-Net-based segmentation of the maxillary incisive canal on cone-beam computed tomography.

American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics · Huang CI, Xia X, Chen W, Xu J, Su J, Shen J, Wu M · 2026-09-23

Researchers trained a 3D artificial intelligence model to automatically identify and outline the maxillary incisive canal on cone-beam computed tomography images, achieving high accuracy and completing segmentation in approximately 11 seconds compared to over 30 minutes for manual tracing.

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