Basic principles of cone beam computed tomography

Kenneth Abramovitch; Dwight D Rice

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2014.03.002

Basic principles of cone beam computed tomography

Dent Clin North Am. 2014 Jul;58(3):463-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2014.03.002.

Authors

Kenneth Abramovitch¹, Dwight D Rice²

Affiliations

¹ Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, 11092 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. Electronic address: kabramovitch@llu.edu.
² Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, 11092 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.

PMID: 24993919
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2014.03.002

Abstract

At the end of the millennium, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) heralded a new dental technology for the next century. Owing to the dramatic and positive impact of CBCT on implant dentistry and orthognathic/orthodontic patient care, additional applications for this technology soon evolved. New software programs were developed to improve the applicability of, and access to, CBCT for dental patients. Improved, rapid, and cost-effective computer technology, combined with the ability of software engineers to develop multiple dental imaging applications for CBCT with broad diagnostic capability, have played a large part in the rapid incorporation of CBCT technology into dentistry.

Keywords: Beam-hardening artifacts; Cone beam computed tomography; DICOM viewer software; Flat-panel silicon detector.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer Systems
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / instrumentation
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / methods*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Software
Technology, Dental
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods