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Dental Cone Beam CT. Frank Goerner Graduate Student UT-Health Science Center San Antonio. How CBCT Works. Similar to current CT technology Uses cone shaped x-ray beam 2-D flat panel detector Gives volumetric data. Advantages in Dental Imaging. Lower dose than helical CT Compact design
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Dental Cone Beam CT Frank Goerner Graduate Student UT-Health Science Center San Antonio /7
How CBCT Works • Similar to current CT technology • Uses cone shaped x-ray beam • 2-D flat panel detector • Gives volumetric data /7
Advantages in Dental Imaging • Lower dose than helical CT • Compact design • Superior images to Panoramic • Low cost • Low heat load Dose: Panoramic: 6-20 µSv CBCT: 20-70 µSv Conventional CT: 314 µSv /7
CBCT vs. Panoramic Cephalometric CBCT image Cephalometric Panoramic image The i-Cat CBCT /7
Periodontal ligament spaces easily recognizable in the dental CT but not satisfactory in the CBCT CBCT Shortcomings • Metal artifacts? • Worse low contrast detectability • Long scan times = motion artifacts • Slightly Inferior quality to conventional CT /7
Applications of CBCT • Great for pre-planning for implant surgery • Virtual Surgery • Conventional CT diagnosis at 1/5 the dose • Tumor detection • Airway visualization /7
Conclusions • CBCT offers less dose than conventional CT • CBCT offers superior images and diagnosis to panoramic • More practical than a conventional CT /7
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