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3D Imaging of the CSRA is a progressive mobile CT scanning service focusing on craniofacial imaging. Our imaging center was created to offer state of the art Cone-Beam Volumetric scans to the doctors in the convenience of their own practice. Our mobile unit is equipped with NewTom VG Cone Beam technology. The NewTom VG is an upright scanning system with no fixed seating, so it is available to all patients. The NewTom Safe Beam Technology adjusts the radiation dose according to the patients size and age so that exposure is the least possible to the patient.

Cone-Beam Volumetric Imaging (CBVI) images are comparable to medical Cat Scans at a fraction of the radiation exposure and with greater accuracy. Cone-beam provides valuable diagnostic information that is not available in conventional 2-dimensional x-rays. Unlike traditional x-rays, which are about the teeth, Cone-Beam discriminates between many types of tissue including bone, teeth, nerves, and soft tissue. CBVI allows the dentist to see their patients anatomy that simply cannot be seen in traditional films.

We bring the imaging center to your office for same day CBVI and immediate viewing! 3D Imaging of the CSRA is servicing oral and maxillofacial surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists, orthodontists and general dentists throughout the states of Georgia and South Carolina.

CONE BEAM TECHNOLOGY
Available in Europe in 1999 and introduced in the United States in 2001, Cone-Beam Volumetric Imaging (CBVI) is a relatively new imaging technology that generates a 3D volume of image data. Using a cone-shaped x-ray beam rather than the linear fan beam of conventional CT’s, a CBVI scanner makes just one revolution around the patient to capture these multiplanar views. Along with imaging software, the data may be reconstructed to render 3D views that can be manipulated to show different angles, varying depths, thicknesses, and be selective for certain tissues. The dose of radiation needed for a CBVI is much lower than for a conventional CT. In addition, volumetric imaging results in fewer artifacts from metallic restorations as well as being cost effective to the patient.

BENEFITS OF CBVI VS. CONVENTIONAL X-RAYS:
Cone Beam scans offer innumerable advantages over conventional dental x-rays. Most of these advantages stem from the fact that these scans are three-dimensional as opposed to conventional x-rays that only offer a two-dimensional view. From a single CBVI study, limitless views may be generated with software that capture images from different angles, at different depths, and that are selective for different tissues. These images may be used as true 1:1 views or enlarged for closer examination.