11. CBCT Flashcards

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What is the shape of the x-ray beam for CBCT?

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A CBCT is the only _____ scan enough to acquire a full volume of images

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What is the scan time for CBCTs?

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Raw CBCT images are slightly offset ____ images.

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Reconstruction algorithms:

Filtered back projection with _____ reconstruction used to produce _____.

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What is the difference between CBCT and MDCT?

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What are the three components of CBCT?

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What are the two types of x-ray generation for CBCT?

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Is continuous or pulse x-ray generation preferred? Why?

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What factor is used to determine mA and kVp for CBCT?

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Faster CBCt scans = _____ radiation exposure but ____ noise.

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Slower CBCT scans = ____ basis images = ____ radiation exposure = better images

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When generating a CBCT, limit the field size to the ______.

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What is the rotation angle range for CBCTs?

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What is the relationship etween rotation angle, radiation exposure, and noise?

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What are two ways to detect x-rays?

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What is the most common x-ray detector for CBCT?

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What is the smallest element of a digital picture?

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A pixel is synonymous to a ____ in a detector.

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Pixels are arranged in rows and columns to form the ____.

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What is the term for a 3D representation of a pixel?

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What shape is a voxel in CBCT?

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What term relates to the ability of an image to reveal fine detail?

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What is the principal determinant of voxel size in a CBCT?

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What is the relationship between pixel size and resolution?

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What is a disadvantage of having a small pixel/voxel?

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What is the term for the number of gray shades that can be displayed?

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What is the number for the currently available gray shades for CBCT?

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What effect does higher bit depth have on computational time and file sizes?

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Describe the ideal size of the scan volume or field of view.

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How many reformatting steps are done once the CBCT machine is run?

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Were is the primary reconstruction of a CBCT done?

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Where is the secondary reconstruction done?

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What is a ray sum? What are two types of projections it can generate?

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What does volume rendering visualization of?

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What are inherent artifacts a result of?

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What are procedure-related artifacts and what do they lead to?

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What produces introduced artifacts?

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What kind of artifacts do these three things produce:

-Scatter
-Partial volume averaging
-Cone-beam effect

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What artifact do these things produce:

-Aliasing artifact
-Scanner related artifact
-Double contour artifact

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41
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What artifact do these result in:

-beam hardening: cupping artifact; extinction or missing artifact
-patient motion

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What is a partial volume average inherent artifact?

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What is an Aliasing Artifact?

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What is a scanner related artifact?

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What causes a double contour artifact?

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What are beam hardening artifacts?

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What are the 2 types of beam hardening artifacts?

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What is the beam hardening artifact type where there is distortion of metallic structures as a result of differential absorption?

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What is the beam hardening artifact type when dark bands are present between two dense objects?

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What are three general applications for CBCT?

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Are images distorted in panoramics or CBCTs?

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What views are seen in panormaics?

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What views are seen in CBCT?

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Are structures superimposed in CBCTs and panoramics?

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Does CBCT or panoramic have a higher radiation dose?

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4 Strengths of CBCTs:

  1. _____ size compared with conventional CT equipment
  2. _____ acquisition
  3. ______ resolution
  4. relatively ____ patient radiation dose
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2 Cons of CBCTs:

  1. ______
  2. ______
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