X-ray device and x-ray sensitive camera for panoramic tomography and 3d shots
AssigneeSirona Dental Systems GmbH
InventorsNorbert Erhardt, Werner Gunther
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Abstract
The invention relates to an X-ray device comprising an x-ray sensitive camera for creating tomograms, especially panoramic tomograms. Means for creating 3D shots of a partial volume of the mandibular arch are also provided, said 3D shots being created especially by a second image receiver for creating a 2D shot and means for taking a plurality of 2D shots from different directions and creating a 3D sot therefrom, preferably according to conebeam technology with the associated reconstruction algorithms. The x-ray sensitive camera comprises a first x-ray sensitive image receiver for creating a tomogram, and a second x-ray sensitive image receiver for creating plane shots.
Claims2
An X-ray system having an X-ray sensitive camera for the creation of tomographic images, wherein means for creating 3D images of a subvolume of the mandibular arch are provided.
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