Category: News
New Study on SWIFT MRI
The Journal of Endodontics has published a new study on SWIFT MRI by which the authors compare several modalities of imaging, including cone beam CT, to the technique as it’s being developed. It looks very promising and is quickly becoming my favorite future technology in dentistry. The fact that it removes ionizing radiation from the… Continue reading New Study on SWIFT MRI
Ultrasound for Ultraimaging
Looks like Ultrasound is starting to make a run for it when it comes to intraoral imaging. For me the true competition is going to be between this modality and Swift MRI technique. I’m still more interested in MRI over ultrasound. Ultrasound doesn’t really do too well with detail, at least not what I’ve seen… Continue reading Ultrasound for Ultraimaging
Finally, One Machine & Multiple FOV
I haven’t understood why, so far, there was no engineering team that set their minds to produce a cone beam CT machine that has multiple fields of view (FOV). Carestream Dental (AKA Koda) has finally released a machine that allows you to choose a large FOV or several different smaller ones. This should help tremendously… Continue reading Finally, One Machine & Multiple FOV
SWIFT MRI
After a long day of work today, I came home to just simply lay down in bed and relax and read some news. One of the things I have always been interested in is finding out a way to be able to image teeth without using ionizing radiation. Well, low and behold, I’m looking at Dr… Continue reading SWIFT MRI
Sirona’s New Orthophos XG 3D
I was recently having a conversation with a Sirona sales rep and decided to open up the world of cone beam with him. Turns out Sirona is on the cusp of releasing a new cone beam CT machine aimed at the general dentist and orthodontist. The Orthophos XG 3D is a dual function machine. It… Continue reading Sirona’s New Orthophos XG 3D
J Morita Reduces Radiation
J Morita has released an update to their existing machines that reduces radiation by as much as 40%. The company is making some incredible claims, supposedly a full cone beam CT scan is 25% less radiation than a full mouth series of x-rays. If this is true, then I can only imagine where cone beam… Continue reading J Morita Reduces Radiation
AAOMR Joins the Image Gently Campaign
outstanding step towards patient safety