Warning signs of potential maladies are often first diagnosed when patients report pain, but not always. Especially in dentistry, many developing oral health issues are first identified by sight, which is why more and more clinicians are discovering the benefits of using CBCT. The CBCT segment has seen exponential growth over the last several years. Take, for instance, the cutting-edge imaging systems designed by PreXion.
The company’s latest next-generation CBCT model, Expedition, replaces Excelsior, PreXion’s best-selling model. Expedition offers high-definition images that far surpass previous standards, largely due to a new flat panel detector (FPD) using a new innovative semiconductor technology called indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO).
Expedition’s IGZO flat panel detector provides exceptional image quality balanced with a low radiation dose. The result? Clinicians will find unprecedented resolution and pixel density, along with significantly lower power consumption and greater image capture efficiency.
The Benefits of IGZO!
IGZO allows for more of the power supplied to project the image on the flat panel detector, which results in images that have exceptional clarity with significantly less noise.
Additionally, many CBCTs available on the market have reduced radiation output by increasing the voxel size, a situation that results in poor image quality. However, when compared with similar CBCTs, Expedition maintains a low dose while also featuring a small voxel size, resulting in superior image quality with lower radiation.
Expedition offers a new and extremely useful 12.5-cm x 10-cm field of view (FOV), along with 5×5-, 8×8-, and an optional 15×15-cm FOV for cases where a larger field is necessary for diagnosis. The Expedition CBCT also offers a 2D panoramic mode and optional 2D cephalometric x-ray arm.
