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ReviewThe open dentistry journal2018

Ultralow Dose MSCT Imaging in Dental Implantology.

Gerlig Widmann, Asma'a A Al-Ekrish

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Gerlig WidmannDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Asma'a A Al-EkrishDepartment of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe Council Directive 2013/59 Euratom has a clear commitment for keeping medical radiation exposure as low as reasonably achievable and demands a regular review and use of diagnostic reference levels.

methodsIn dental implantology, the range of effective doses for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) shows a broad overlap with multislice computed tomography (MSCT). More recently, ultralow dose imaging with new generations of MSCT scanners may impart radiation doses equal to or lower than CBCT. Dose reductions in MSCT have been further facilitated by the introduction of iterative image reconstruction technology (IRT), which provides substantial noise reduction over the current standard of filtered backward projection (FBP).

aimThe aim of this article is to review the available literature on ultralow dose CT imaging and IRTs in dental implantology imaging and to summarize their influence on spatial and contrast resolution, image noise, tissue density measurements, and validity of linear measurements of the jaws.

conclusionApplication of ultralow dose MSCT with IRT technology in dental implantology offers the potential for very large dose reductions compared with standard dose imaging. Yet, evaluation of various diagnostic tasks related to dental implantology is still needed to confirm the results obtained with various IRTs and ultra-low doses so far.

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Cone beam computed tomographyDental ImplantologyFiltered backward projectionMultislice computed tomographyRadiation doseUltralow dose

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PMID29492174
PMCPMC5814940

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