Initial evaluation of linear and spatially oriented planar images from a new dental panoramic system based on tomosynthesis.

Akitoshi KatsumataKoichi OgawaKeisuke InukaiMasato MatsuokaTatsuya NaganoHideyuki NagaokaTsutomu Yamakawa

Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics (2012)

This preliminary investigation demonstrates that dental panoramic images acquired by a novel robotic mechanism and CdTe detector using a tomosynthesis method provides planar and spatially oriented images with an image quality that may be acceptable for dental practice.

Keyphrases

image quality
deep learning
convolutional neural network
oral health
computed tomography
optical coherence tomography
dual energy
primary care
healthcare
quantum dots
minimally invasive
cone beam computed tomography
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry
quality improvement