iCBCT Anatomy will let you learn different anatomical structures depicted on Cone Beam CT slices in different orthogonal views (Axial, Coronal, and Sagittal). The slices are labeled on one half and colors were applied to differentiate different anatomical structures on the other half resembling an anatomy atlas. It is also a nice tool for patient education and communication.

New Feature: Zoom! You can now use two finger pinch to zoom-in/zoom-out in all of the slices. This will make it easier to view the anatomical structures and read the labels. Click Fit button to restore the view to its original zoom level.

The iCBCT Anatomy app is available for purchase on iTunes store. The update is available for free to all current iCBCT Anatomy users. Get it here.
You can also search for cbct in your iPhone or iPod Touch and you’ll find it. Please if you like the app don’t forget to leave us a positive feedback!

Invivo 5 is the new flagship product of Anatomage Inc. previously known as InVivoDental. Invivo is a DICOM viewer that can be used to view Cone Beam CT (CBCT) and medical CT DICOM data sets. It has different built-in dedicated modules to display and manipulate images. The new version packs many cool features. We’ve been playing with the software for quite sometime and we can say we’re impressed! We reported our experience to Anatomage and provided them with our input and feedback regarding the new version and we’re glad to say the company is listening. Many fixed has been added since the early beta. Expect the new version to be out very soon.

For those of you with faint hearts, here are some screen shots for Invivo 5.

Marcilan will be coming to Spanish thanks to Dr. LUCIANA MARIA  FERNANDES who is helping us a lot with the Portuguese translation as well. Dr. Fernandes is a dentist graduated in Dental School of Araraquara- University of the State of São Paulo (UNESP-2004). She is a dental radiologist (Specialization in Dental Radiology) by Dental School of the University of São Paulo (FOUSP- 2007); and right now she is studying to get her master degree in Stomatology, in Bauru Dental School of the University of São Paulo (FOB-USP-2009).

In addition, Dr. RONALD ORDINOLA ZAPATA will offer his help with the Spanish translation as well , Dr. Zapata is a dentist graduated in Dental School of the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University, in Lima, Peru (UIGV-2001). -He has master degree in Endodontics, by the Bauru Dental School from the University of São Paulo, Brazil (FOB-USP,2009). Right now he is studying to get his doctorate (PhD) degree in Endodontics, in Bauru Dental School from the University of São Paulo, Brazil (FOB-USP). Dr. Zapata has already been working with i-CAT CBCT, as well as with i-CAT Vision and OsiriX  software.

For any feedback towards the translation process use the contact us form. MARCILAN  is honored for their help to translate the website.

First of all on behalf of MARCILAN web dev team, thanks to all of you who came and attended our presentation at the IADMFR congress. Meeting all of you was the best part! Your feedback will be taken into future website updates and for all folks out there who couldn’t attend the congress, here are some videos to share with you the Marcilan experience. We edited them a bit and if you have something to say please post it in the comments section. Videos after the break.

MARCILAN -yet to be released- new Cone Beam CT anatomy module. We are still working on it and currently the sagittal projection is being developed and it should come pretty soon! To have a feeling on how it looks and performs, click below to watch the presentation video.

and here is the pathology and assessment part of the presentation.

In a step to have better connection with our users, forums have been integrated into Marcilan. The same login/pass can be used to login to both the site and forums to make things less frustrating. Powered by Simple Press, we hope it will give our users better experience. Please let us know what you think and if you have any feedback or questions access the forums either from the top navigation bar or the forums page on the side and happy posting.

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QuickTime VR 360 is introduced into Marcilan for the first time. Using QTVR for visualizing pathology is a novel idea, although you lose some information going to volume from 2D slices but you gain extra spacial information , better correlation and appreciation of the radiographic features, and an excellent patient communication.

This is unprecedented; as QTVR allows you to navigate the volumetric data as if you were using sophisticated 3D visualization software. You can navigate by using your mouse and keyboard. Besides it is cheap, easy to share, and fast to produce using Osirix open-source software on the Mac platform. The first disease to benefit from this is Basal cell nevus syndrome (Case03). Volume render tends to produce holes in the area where there is too much thinning of the cortical boundaries even when adjusting 16 bit CLUT (Color LUT) parameters and window leveling. Simply put, it is not the best rendering modality suited for this task. However, MIP was fantastic in presenting the ultra thin cortical borders in 3D without such problems and proved to be the best.

Osirix Volume MIP render was used to render a MIP QTVR 360 movie with a file size of only 2.0 MB! QTVR movies will be attached it at the end of the report. This should help users on the lower end of the bandwidth to navigate through the gallery easily (Improve accessibility). I also put a 3D cube icon on the thumbnail as a visual cue to let the users know that this gallery has 3D features. If you have comment or feedback let us know. Use keyboard shortcuts Shift (to zoom in), CTRL (to zoom out) and Alt (to Pan).

In the mean time you can visit this page to test this for yourself by clicking here

Enjoy!

Cone Beam CT Multi-Planar Correlative Anatomy

Welcome to the multiplanar correlative anatomy. This module will help you identify any anatomical landmarks on both the three-dimensional (3D) reconstructed image and the corresponding orthographic views (axial, coronal and sagittal) while correlating between the different views. The scan data set was obtained using an i-CAT CBCT machine. A descriptive text is provided with the radiographic appearance for that particular structure.

Instructions:

Select the view you want to see by clicking the buttons: Perspective, Inferior, or Mid-Sagittal on top. Normally the default view will be the perspective view. You can select structures by clicking on the structure name under the structures list . The structure will be highlighted on the 3D reconstructed image and the three orthographic views will be updated. You can hover your cursor on the orthographic images (Axial, coronal, and sagittal) to view more relevant surrounding structures. Move the cursor outside the image boundaries and the image will revert back to its original status. or best visual experience, we suggest you go and click the full screen button which will put you in an immersive environment. To exit from the full screen mode at any time, click on the window button or hit ESC button on your keyboard.

Requirements:

Adobe Flash player is required to launch the module. Please upgrade your Flash player to the latest version by visiting this link. Javascripts should be enabled in your browser. If you have any problems viewing the module or you have feedback, please use the contact us form.