Artefacts in cone beam CT

Artefacts in cone beam CT

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is the modern third dimension applied in the field of oral maxillofacial region. With lower radiation dose compared to conventional CT, its applications in dentistry has increased tremendously. Artefacts can seriously degrade the quality of computed tomographic (CBCT) images, sometimes to the point of making them diagnostically unusable. To optimize image qu...

Artefacts in Cone Beam CT Mimicking an Extrapalatal Canal of Root-Filled Maxillary Molar

Despite the advantages of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), the images provided by this diagnostic tool can produce artifacts and compromise accurate diagnostic assessment. This paper describes an endodontic treatment of a maxillary molar where CBCT images suggested the presence of a nonexistent third root canal in the palatal root. An endodontic treatment was performed in a first maxillary...

Physics (CT VI-Cone Beam CT)

Participants Kai Niu, MS, Madison, WI (Presenter) Nothing to Disclose Pengfei Yang, Shanghai, China (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Beverly A. Kienitz, MD, DDS, Madison, WI (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Ke Li, PhD, Madison, WI (Abstract Co-Author) Nothing to Disclose Sebastian Schafer, Madison, WI (Abstract Co-Author) Consultant, Siemens AG Kevin Royalty, PhD,MBA, Hoffman Es...

Respiratory correlated cone beam CT.

A cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanner integrated with a linear accelerator is a powerful tool for image guided radiotherapy. Respiratory motion, however, induces artifacts in CBCT, while the respiratory correlated procedures, developed to reduce motion artifacts in axial and helical CT are not suitable for such CBCT scanners. We have developed an alternative respiratory correlated proc...

Common Image Artifacts in Cone Beam CT