PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the linear distance accuracy and reliability of stitched small field of view (FOV) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) reconstructed images for the fabrication of implant surgical guides. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three gutta percha points were fixed on the inferior border of a cadaveric mandible to serve as control reference points. Ten additional gu...

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effect of field-of-view (FOV) size on the gray values derived from conebeam computed tomography (CBCT) compared with the Hounsfield unit values from multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scans as the gold standard. Materials and Methods A radiographic phantom was designed with 4 acrylic cylinders. One cylinder was filled with distilled water, and th...

PURPOSE To assess the usefulness of cone beam CT (CBCT) for dacryocystography (DCG) using either direct syringing or passive application of contrast medium. METHODS Ten consecutive patients with epiphora who had CBCT-DCG in a sitting position were retrospectively analyzed. CBCT-DCGs were performed using 2 techniques: direct syringing with contrast medium or using the passive technique, where ...

Purpose and Objectives The advent of on-board cone-beam CT (CBCT) imagers for radiation therapy delivery devices offers the potential for daily dosimetry and adaptive therapy. Heretofore this potential has been limited by several artifacts in the CBCT volumes which may require surrogates with reliable density values to be used for recalculation of dosimetry, such as a CT volume deformed to the ...

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...

AIM To compare in an ex vivo model the ability of digital intraoral radiography and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to detect simulated external inflammatory root resorption lesions, and to investigate the effect of altering the degree of rotation of the CBCT scanners X-ray source and imaging detector on the ability to detect the same lesions. METHODOLOGY Small and large simulated extern...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of the crack of a cracked tooth on an artificial simulation model with Periapical Radiography (PR) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in vitro, providing the basis for early diagnosis and an appropriate treatment plan. METHODS Forty-four teeth with different extents of artificial cracks, created by exposure to liquid nitroge...

PURPOSE A method of intensity-based deformable registration of CT and cone-beam CT (CBCT) images is described, in which intensity correction occurs simultaneously within the iterative registration process. The method preserves the speed and simplicity of the popular Demons algorithm while providing robustness and accuracy in the presence of large mismatch between CT and CBCT voxel values ("inte...

This study explores the potential of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for monitoring relative beam range variations due to daily changes in patient anatomy for prostate treatment by anterior proton beams. CBCT was used to image an anthropomorphic pelvic phantom, in eight sessions on eight different days. In each session, the phantom was scanned twice, first at a standard position as determi...

Leksell Gamma Knife® IconTM with integrated Cone Beam CT (CBCT) system provides increased workflow flexibility with e.g. planning on frameless images and subsequent frameless dose delivery. The stereotactic reference is given by the CBCT images taken prior to treatment. Co-registration of the planning image volume with the CBCT volume gives the transformation mapping of the planned isocenter po...