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Comparative Study
. 2013;42(8):20120443.
doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20120443.

Cone beam CT: a current overview of devices

A Nemtoi  1 , C Czink, D Haba, A Gahleitner
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Comparative Study

Cone beam CT: a current overview of devices

A Nemtoi et al. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2013.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to review and compare the properties of all the available cone beam CT (CBCT) devices offered on the market, while focusing especially on Europe. In this study, we included all the different commonly used CBCT devices currently available on the European market. Information about the properties of each device was obtained from the manufacturers' official available data, which was later confirmed by their representatives in cases where it was necessary. The main features of a total of 47 CBCT devices that are currently marketed by 20 companies were presented, compared and discussed in this study. All these CBCT devices differ in specific properties according to the companies that produce them. The summarized technical data from a large number of CBCT devices currently on the market offer a wide range of imaging possibilities in the oral and maxillofacial region.

Keywords: cone beam computed tomography; radiology; three-dimensional imaging; tomography scanners.

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