Diagnosis of nasopalatine duct and nasopalatine duct cyst in CBCT images: a radiomics-based machine learning approach

ML algorithms based on radiomic features extracted from CBCT images can effectively differentiate NPD from NPDC. Unlike standard visual interpretation, this approach analyses quantitative image features via mathematical models, yielding objective and reproducible results. It may serve as a non-invasive, complementary decision-support tool, particularly in diagnostically challenging cases.