Funding for this research was provided by:
Guy's and St Thomas' Charity (ref EFT130501)
Royal College of Radiologists (Kodak Radiology Fund Research Bursary)
Article History
Received: 15 September 2020
Revised: 23 February 2021
Accepted: 18 March 2021
First Online: 19 May 2021
Declarations
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr. S.E.J. Connor.`
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the authors has significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects (patients) in this study.
: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: No study subjects or cohorts have been previously reported at present although overlapping cohorts have been analysed using different imaging data and two studies are under review by the overlapping cohorts with differing imaging data and analysis are currently in press <i>(Cancer Reports and DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology)</i>.
: • prospective• cross-sectional study• performed at one institution