Interpretation Basics of Cone Beam Computed Tomography.

Interpretation Basics of Cone Beam Computed Tomography is an easy-to-use guide to Cone Beam CT technology for general dental practitioners and dental students. It covers normal anatomy, common anatomical variants, and incidental findings that practitioners must be familiar with when interpreting CBC...

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Main Author: Gonzalez, Shawneen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Interpretation Basics of Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Companion Website; 1 Introduction to Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Introduction; Conventional Computed Tomography (CT); General Information; Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT); General Information; Conventional Ct versus Cone Beam CT; Voxels; Field of View; Radiation Doses; Viewing CBCT Data; Multiplanar Reformation (MPR); 3D Rendering; Artifacts; Streak Artifacts/Undersampling; Motion Artifacts; Ring Artifacts; Common Uses; Developing Dentition; Restoring the Dentition.
  • Surgical ApplicationsReferences; Conventional Computed Tomography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Viewing CBCT Data; Artifacts; Common Uses; 2 Legal Issues Concerning Cone Beam Computed Tomography; Introduction; Standard of Care; Recommendations; American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and American Dental Association Recommendations; European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology Basic Principles; Summary; References; 3 Paranasal Sinuses and Mastoid Air Cells; Introduction; Anatomy; Normal Paranasal Development; Maxillary Sinus; Normal Anatomy of the Ostiomeatal Complex.
  • Inflammatory Disease of the Paranasal SinusesMucositis; Sinusitis; Acute Sinusitis; Chronic Sinusitis; Fungal Sinusitis; Allergic Sinusitis; Intrinsic Diseases of the Paranasal Sinuses; Retention Pseudocyst; Polyps; Empyema; Antrolith; Mucocele; Postsurgical Changes of Paranasal Sinuses; Uncinectomy; Caldwell-Luc Procedure; References; 4 The Sinonasal Cavity and Airway; Introduction; Anatomy; Normal Anatomy of the Ostiomeatal Complex; Anatomical Variations of the Nasal Septum; Anatomical Variations of the Middle Turbinate; Anatomy of the Uncinate Process; Anatomy of the Frontal Recess.
  • Surgical VariationsFrontal Sinuses; Inflammatory Diseases; Sinusitis; Osteoneogenesis; Scarring and Inflammatory Mucosal Thickening; Recurrent Polyposis; Other Causes of Frontal Recess Obstruction; Conclusions; The Pharynx; The Nasopharynx; Anatomy; Incidental Findings; The Oropharynx; The Hypopharynx (Also Called Laryngopharynx); The Parapharyngeal Space; References; The Sinonasal Cavity; The Pharynx; 5 Cranial Skull Base; Introduction; Anatomy; Axial; Coronal; Sagittal; Incidental Findings; Anatomical Variants; References; Anatomy; Spheno-occipital Synchondrosis; Cranial Thickness.
  • Vascular MarkingsInterclinoid Ligament Ossification/Petroclinoid Ligament Ossification; 6 Soft Tissue of the Brain and Orbits; Introduction; Anatomy-Soft Tissue of the Brain and Orbits; Axial; Coronal; Sagittal; Incidental Findings-Soft Tissue of the Brain; Incidental Calcifications; Pathosis; Incidental Findings-Orbits; Bony Variations; Incidental Calcifications; References; Anatomy; Choroid Plexus Calcification; Dural Calcifications; Pineal Gland Calcifications; Cavernous Carotid Artery Calcifications; 7 Cervical Spine and Soft Tissues of the Neck; Introduction.