CONE BEAM CTEvaluation of the Upper Cervical Spine

BENEFITS OF CBCT OVER X-RAY

Less time to complete exam

No additional steps or measurements

Use for a variety of specialties

Offer more services to potential patients

LESS TIME REQUIRED

Overall better experience

30 second scan

6 second exposure to patient

Total exam time: >10 minutes

Quicker service and better images

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICE

Other health professionals who could use this technology

Dentists

Orthodontists

EXAMPLE OF EXAMWhy CBCT is superior to plain film

X-Ray View TAC View

Lateral Projection

Innercanal

observation

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3D View

Canal view

Oblique view IVFhealth*TAC can also generate a normal

lateral view

X-Ray View TAC View

APOM Projection

Obstructed anatomy

Clearlydefined

anatomy

Pin-Pointaccuracy locating

structures

Observelowercervicalvertebrae

Summationof tissue

cloudsview

X-Ray View TAC View

Axial/Base Posterior Projection

3D View

FM/C1 view

Overlapping structures not

clearly defined

Overlapping structures

easily identified

3 Dimensional view of misalignment

Full Axial Study

3D View

Non-Symmetrical Foramen Magnum

Foramen Magnum FM/Superior C1 FM/Inferior C1 C1/Superior C2 C1/Middle C2

C2 View C2/Superior C3 C3 View C4 View

Rotated Axis C3 appears C3 rotated C4 normal

Note alignment C1 appears straight C2 encroachment C2 misalignment

Actual misalignment

Summation of Tissue Study

Atlas/Axis misalignment Detailed diagram

Additional Views From CBCT

Posterior View Oblique View Occiput/Atlas View Abnormal Anatomy

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