Study Shows i-CAT FLX Cone Beam Works with Reduced Radiation

 Study Shows i-CAT FLX Cone Beam Works with Reduced Radiation

A recently published study found the i-CAT FLX cone beam CT scanner can be used to obtain meaningful diagnostic images while exposing patients to greatly reduced levels of radiation compared with imaging alternatives.

The research by Drs. John Ludlow and Cameron Walker was published in the December issue of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. In the study adult and child anthropomorphic phantoms were fitted with dosimeters and scanned using the i-CAT FLX Quick Scan+ setting. The results found there was an 87% reduction in dose when compared with standard imaging radiation exposure for both the adult and the child, according to a press release.

In the study Dr. Ludlow asserted that while the resolution for the Quick Scan+ images was of lower quality than other 3D CBCT imaging protocols, the images provided accurate, diagnostic quality information. The study shows that there are lower radiation dose imaging protocols for cone beam systems and these should be applied when clinically relevant.

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Source: Imaging Sciences International

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