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Film tomography. Outdated in medicine, this imaging technique is of great interest in implant dentistry because it can be applied in private practice. The X\u2010ray tube is rigidly fixed with a bar to the image receptor to move around a fixed axis.<\/p>\n

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When a patient is properly positioned, objects located in this axis are projected on the same region in the image receptor and are clearly imaged. Objects located outside this axis are blurred. Thus, cross\u2010sectional views can be obtained, for instance, of the maxilla and mandible to determine the width of the bone. Compare: Computed tomography (CT) scan.<\/p>\n

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Film tomography. Outdated in medicine, this imaging technique is of great interest in implant dentistry because it can be applied in private practice. The X\u2010ray tube is rigidly fixed with a bar to the image receptor to move around a fixed axis. When a patient is properly positioned, objects located in this axis are projected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-c"],"yoast_head":"\nConventional tomography - Definition of Conventional tomography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Film tomography. Outdated in medicine, this imaging technique is of great interest in implant dentistry because it can be applied in private practice. 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