Maxillofacial cone beam computed tomography: essence, elements and steps to interpretation

WC Scarfe, Z Li, W Aboelmaaty, SA Scott… - Australian dental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Maxillofacial cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is one of the most significant
advances in dental imaging since rotational panoramic radiography. While the acquisition of …

Modern dental imaging: a review of the current technology and clinical applications in dental practice

B Vandenberghe, R Jacobs, H Bosmans - European radiology, 2010 - Springer
A review of modern imaging techniques commonly used in dental practice and their clinical
applications is presented. The current dental examinations consist of intraoral imaging with …

Accuracy and reliability of buccal bone height and thickness measurements from cone-beam computed tomography imaging

AM Timock, V Cook, T McDonald, MC Leo… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging has broadened
opportunities for examining morphologic aspects of the craniofacial complex, including …

Influence of CBCT exposure conditions on radiation dose

JM Palomo, PS Rao, MG Hans - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been changing the way
dental practitioners use imaging. The radiation dose to the patient and how to effectively …

Considerations in the use of cone-beam computed tomography for buccal bone measurements

AD Molen - American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial …, 2010 - Elsevier
Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become a popular modality in research, but
it can be misused and misunderstood. Several image quality, bone biology, and statistical …

Comparison of five cone beam computed tomography systems for the detection of vertical root fractures

B Hassan, ME Metska, AR Ozok, P van der Stelt… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: This study compared the accuracy of cone beam computed tomography
(CBCT) scans made by five different systems in detecting vertical root fractures (VRFs). It …

Three-dimensional evaluation of upper airway following rapid maxillary expansion: a CBCT study

H El, JM Palomo - The Angle Orthodontist, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objectives: To evaluate, by using cone beam computed tomography, the skeletal, dental,
oropharyngeal (OP) airway volume, and nasal passage (NP) volume changes that occur …

Influence of scanning and reconstruction parameters on quality of three-dimensional surface models of the dental arches from cone beam computed tomography

B Hassan, P Couto Souza, R Jacobs… - Clinical oral …, 2010 - Springer
The study aim is to investigate the influence of scan field, mouth opening, voxel size, and
segmentation threshold selections on the quality of the three-dimensional (3D) surface …

A pragmatic approach to determine the optimal kVp in cone beam CT: balancing contrast-to-noise ratio and radiation dose

R Pauwels, O Silkosessak, R Jacobs… - Dentomaxillofacial …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: To determine the optimal kVp setting for a particular cone beam CT (CBCT)
device by maximizing technical image quality at a fixed radiation dose. Methods: The 3D …

Cone-beam computed tomography to detect erosions of the temporomandibular joint: effect of field of view and voxel size on diagnostic efficacy and effective dose

ZT Librizzi, AS Tadinada, JV Valiyaparambil… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Introduction In this study, we examined the influence of field of view (FOV) and voxel size on
the diagnostic efficacy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans to detect …