E-Woo launches new digital imaging systems

E-Woo launches new digital imaging systems

Equipped with a next-generation complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor, PaX-Primo delivers diagnostic panoramic x-ray images equal to digital photo quality, according to the company.

The PaX-Primo(i) offers optional automatic layer selection algorithm (ALSA) functionality to produce optimal digital diagnostic images by using Vatech's proprietary area adaptive mode (AAM) solution, the company said. The AAM solution captures and instantly processes multiple oral trough layers during a single panoramic scan, and intelligently reproduces a final diagnostic image by selecting the optimal single layer in different image regions to minimize image distortion.

Vatech & E-Woo also recently introduced the Master 3DS, the newest member of its dental cone-beam CT family. With a new graphics processing unit solution, 3D reconstruction time has improved to less than 35 seconds with even less 3D CT scan time: 15 seconds for normal and 24 seconds for high definition, the company said.

The field-of-view (FOV) selection provision enables the user to select the optimum FOV size (20 x 19/20 x 15 cm, 16 x 10 cm, 16 x 7 cm) and limits the radiation dosage to only the necessary level for examination contained to the region of interest.

The system also features a selection of voxel sizes. The smaller voxel size (0.164 mm) offers the highest image quality while normal voxel sizes (0.3 mm, 0.4 mm) are suitable for diagnostic images with less reconstruction time and smaller file size, according to the company.

In addition, the new Master 3DS offers three types of patient positioning: standing, seated (optional chair), and wheel-chair-confined patient accessibility.

Ronald J. Hunt, D.D.S., M.S., dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Dentistry, was installed as the president of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) on March 18 at the 2009 ADEA Annual Session in Phoenix.

Dr. Hunt spent the past year serving as ADEA president-elect and has served on other ADEA committees and with other dental organizations, according to outgoing ADEA President Charles Bertolami, D.D.S., DMedSc.

Dr. Hunt has been dean of the VCU School of Dentistry for nine years, and was previously the dean of academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles about epidemiological surveys, clinical research, health services research, and educational research. Dr. Hunt also has been active in the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and was section officer in geriatric oral research.