Understanding artifacts in cone beam computed tomography

---

Review Article

Author Details : Abhishek Sinha, Anuj Mishra, Sunita Srivastava, Pooja M Sinha, Akhilanand Chaurasia

Volume : 2, Issue : 2, Year : 2016

Article Page : 51-54

Suggest article by email

Get Permission

---

Abstract

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an established technology in the present era of Dentistry. It is the modern third dimension which is applied, with lower radiation dose compared to conventional CT in field of oral maxillofacial region. Artifacts can seriously degrade the quality of computed tomographic (CBCT) images, sometimes to the point of making them diagnostically unusable. Every dentist must be familiar with these limitations while interpreting CBCT images. To optimize image quality, it is necessary to understand why artifacts occur and how they can be prevented or suppressed. This article highlights the causes of artifacts on CBCT images.

Keywords: CBCT; Artifacts; Metal Artifacts

How to cite : Sinha A, Mishra A, Srivastava S, Sinha P M, Chaurasia A, Understanding artifacts in cone beam computed tomography. IP Int J Maxillofac Imaging 2016;2(2):51-54

This is an Open Access (OA) journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.