Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology
Oral and maxillofacial radiologyClinical indications and perspectives for intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography in oral and maxillofacial surgery
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Technical material
The 3D images were generated with the mobile CBCT scanner Arcadis Orbic 3D, obtained from Siemens Medical Solutions (Erlangen, Germany). The base system consists of a mobile isocentric C-arm with an integrated x-ray source and an opposite 9-inch x-ray image intensifier and television (TV) system. Technical specifications of the single tank (x-ray generator/tube) are shown in Table I. The image intensifier is based upon the metal-enamel technology with Mu-metal shielding and disposes of a grid
Practical applicability
The intraoperative handling of the mobile CBCT scanner was uncomplicated in all cases. Although the size of the scanned volume was critical in large regions of interests (e.g., bilateral condylar fractures), after proper individual positioning of the isocenter with the help of laser devices and single fluoroscopic images, 1 dataset was sufficient to visualize the region of interest in all patients. Performing the isocentric orbital rotation and generating the secondary reconstructions took
Discussion
After successful implementation of the cone-beam technology in oral and maxillofacial radiology, the transfer in the operation theater by combining this technique with the traditional C-arm design has been the next milestone in 3D imaging. Thus, the intraoperative acquisition of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)–standard data sets associated with a low level of radiation exposure has been realized.10 The transfer of the postoperative radiologic examination into the
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The first two authors contributed equally to this work.
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Dr. Heiland has received grant support from Siemens Medical Solutions.