Research Article

Assessment of Condylar Changes in Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Pain Using Digital Volumetric Tomography

Table 1


X-ray generator

Tube voltage60–90 kv (max), pulsed mode for 3D modality
Tube current2–15 mA (max)
Frequency140 kHz (max)
Tube focal spot0.5 mm
Total filtration>2.5 mm eq.Al

Panoramic modality

TechnologyDigital volumetric tomography (DVT)
Sensor technology(i) CCD
(ii) Optical fibre sensor with Csi coating
Sensor matrix61 × 1244 pixels
Image field6.3 × 129.4 mm
Gray scale16384—14 bits
Magnification1.27

3D modality

TechnologyDigital volumetric tomography (DVT)
Sensor technology(i) CMOS
(ii) Optical fibre sensor with Csi coating
Gray scale16384—14 bits
Volume size50 × 37 mm
Voxel size76.5 × 76.5 × 76.5 µm