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Radiography

Guide to Digital Radiography

July 28, 2010

Digital Radiography is one of the most exciting and fastest growing technologies in dentistry. It is also the area with the most misinformation. I constantly talk with dentists who either do buy digital for the wrong reasons or don’t buy for the wrong reasons.
My comprehensive technology guide, “Digital Radiography” exposes nine myths about digital radiography [...]

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Intra Oral Positioning Survey

July 26, 2010

Imaging Sciences (i-cat) is doing some market research and running a survey on intraoral positioning and portable x-ray. As a thank you to those who take the survey, they will enter your name in a drawing for a FREE GXC-300 intraoral camera.
 
Click here to take the survey.

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iCATVision 1.9

July 1, 2010

Imaging Sciences International has released a new version of their iCATVision imaging software available for iCAT and GENDEX  CBCT scanners.
The new 1.9 version adds new features like a new image enhancement feature named Quantum IQ and enhanced data transfer.
Quantum IQ provides an improved smoothness to overall image clarity creating a more-pleasing diagnostic view of soft tissue while retaining [...]

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Cone Beam Texts

June 28, 2010

Here is a sugested reading list if you want to learn more about Cone Beam CT. The list is from the Dental Imaging Center.
“Radiographic Cepalometry: From Basics to 3-D Imaging”. Alexander Jacobson, Richard Jacobson. 2nd Edition. Quintessence Publishing. ISBN (0-86715-461-6).
“Cone Beam Computed Tomography”. Allan Farman, William Scarfe. 1st Edition. Springer Publishing. ISBN (978-3540493594). Due to [...]

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What are you missing? CBCT Case Study

June 25, 2010

You don’t know what you don’t know. Another interesting case study from Dental Imaging Center. The first image below shows what seems to be an uninterupted first molar with a preliminary diagnosis of Ankylosis.

The CBCT image shows the real cause, an odontoma.

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Dentistry in the News

June 4, 2010

 This is a link to an article for the general public on the digital advances in dentistry.  It is focused on dental school but does mention some new dental technologies. It is good to know what the public is seeing regarding dentistry.
Dental students are entering a profession radically different the one their professors entered a [...]

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NOMAD on Facebook

June 2, 2010

One of my favorite new technologies Nomad has a nice Facebook fan page.
Facebook | NOMAD Handheld X-ray System.

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Get the right training for digital radiography

May 27, 2010

There are three separate areas that will require training for the doctor and staff in order to use digital radiography well. These are:

General use of the software. This would include how to open it, how to find a patient, how to find a specific radiograph and how to copy or print the images.
How to take [...]

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The “Digital” Advantage

May 25, 2010

One of the most powerful features of a digital radiograph is one which is so obvious that it is sometimes ignored. It is an advantage which people with limited experience with digital technology often do not appreciate. That is, just the simple fact that the x-ray image is digital is a tremendous benefit.
To digitize anything, [...]

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Digital Radiography Myths

May 17, 2010

Myth: It will cost $40,000 for a digital x-ray system.
Fact: It is quite possible to get a digital x-ray system for $12,000 or less. A good name brand sensor will cost about $8,000 and good software around $4,000. If you want to shop price you could get a system for under $10,000.
Myth: The cord is [...]

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Mobile Imaging Centers

May 13, 2010

Want to take advantage of the amazing Cone bean technology but can’t justify the considerable expense of installing a system in your office? AFP provides a mobile service and has just announced expanded service to Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Massachusetts.
Mobile Imaging Centers can be found across the United States and Canada
via AFP Imaging – [...]

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The Secret to Printing Digital X-Rays

April 28, 2010

The secret to printing digital x-rays can be found in an old Nike ad.
Just don’t do it
The urge to print out the x-rays is a throwback to film. There is rarely a good reason to make a physical hard copy. After all one of the primary benefits is that the image is digital, he image [...]

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Optimizing the Image for Diagnosis

April 27, 2010

When looking at a radiograph for diagnosis we are looking at different tissues; soft tissue, bone, tooth, enamel, roots and the special periapical tissues. We are also looking for different pathologies including caries, bone loss, fractures, periapical lesions and so on. With an old fashioned film radiograph we have to interpret all of this from [...]

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64-slice and beyond

April 21, 2010

A link to a “real” scientific article re: CBCT
CT technology overview: 64-slice and beyond.
via CT technology overview: 64-slice and beyond. [Radiol Clin North Am. 2009] – PubMed result.

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Will tomosynthesis enable panoramic bitewings?

April 5, 2010

The link below is to a Dr. Bicuspid article (registration required) that speculates on using a digitally enhanced panoramic radiograph in place of bitewings.
This is becoming a common question; Can a dentist use a digital pan to diagnose interproximal decay in place of bite wings? Or to put it another way is it possible to [...]

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Cone Beam CT Defined

April 1, 2010

One of the most amazing imaging technology now available to dentists is cone beam CT (CBCT) such as the iCat. Imagine the difference between looking at a photo of an object, like a car for example, and handling a complete model of the same car. The photo only allows you to see one side of [...]

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How Many Sensors do you Need?

March 10, 2010

How many corded digital radiography sensors do you need? To understand the answer to this question ask yourself how many dark rooms or automatic processors did I need? The answer of course is one.
A corded sensor is not just a film substitute it is a processor substitute as well. Think of it as a reusable [...]

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Dexis Video

February 19, 2010

In my opinion Dexis has done a number of things in the past year to radically improve their product and I have become much more of a fan. The video below demonstrates some of the important issues, which in my opinion are:

One size is OK, do not feel you need three different size sensors; for [...]

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i-CAT® Imaging Institute

February 19, 2010

Cone Beam CT is such and amazing technology it is hard to get a handle on it,  there is so much diagnostic information in a CBCT a general dentist trained in traditional radiographic diagnosis does not really know what he/she is seeing. i-Cat has a series of online webinars linked below to help you learn [...]

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X-Ray sensor holders from the UK

February 10, 2010

Positioning digital x-rays has always been an issue for both dentists and patients. They have been perceived as being uncomfortable and difficult to position. The “Denbite” digital positioning system was developed by dentists to overcome these problems, it is incredibly easy to use and offer great value for money.
via Bitewing.co.uk – Digital X-rays – Dental [...]

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