A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Comparison of physical quality assurance between Scanora 3D and 3D Accuitomo 80 dental CT scanners
Authors: Ali AS, Fteita D, Kulmala J
Publisher: CO-ACTION PUBLISHING
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Libyan Journal of Medicine
Journal name in source: LIBYAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Journal acronym: LIBYAN J MED
Article number: ARTN 28038
Volume: 10
Number of pages: 12
ISSN: 1993-2820
eISSN: 1819-6357
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/ljm.v10.28038(external)
Conclusions: The radiation dose values in these two CBCT units are significantly less than those encountered in systemic CT scans. However, the dose seems to be affected more by changing the field of view rather than the voltage or amperage. The low doses were at the expense of the image quality produced, which was still acceptable. Although the spatial resolution and contrast were inferior to the medical images produced in systemic CT units, the present results recommend adopting CBCTs in maxillofacial imaging because of low radiation dose and adequate image quality.