Cone Beam CT provides clinicians with three dimension views of patient’s head and neck area at relatively low radiation dose compared with medical CT. There are different steps involved in obtaining the final image volume. It is important to understand the underlying principles of action for Cone Beam CT in order to obtain the best image quality while lowering the radiation dose to the patient.
In this part 2 review article published at the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Miracle and Mukherji go over clinical applications of Cone Beam CT including implants planning, orthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. The cases are presented with clinical images and full description. If you are interested to learn more on CBCT applications in dentistry; head to the full length of the article after the break.