Utilizing a cone-shaped X-ray beam and a digital flat panel detector for volumetric data capture, Cone Beam CT combines the advantages of digital projection imaging and computed tomography, rapidly producing clinically significant, high resolution, 3D images for selected body anatomy.

Unlike current x-ray projection imaging which produces 2D images with limited contrast and spatial resolution (unable to detect the smallest tumors), Cone Beam CT generates 3D images with true isotropic resolution and detects tumors and other diseases in their earliest stages. Cone Beam CT scanners are:

• Faster-data acquisition is 10 times quicker and allows the patient to remain stationary
• Better - contrast resolution is sharper and up to 4 times greater
• Friendly- broad body coverage in a single rotation enhances comfort and positioning
• Flexible - enables the performance of non-surgical biopsies
• Less expensive - estimated at half the annual cost of ownership of current systems
• More accurate- subject to fewer motion artifacts by eliminating lengthy scans- comprehensive diagnostic information with 3D reconstruction

The potential of Cone Beam CT is extensive, with numerous new market opportunities on the horizon. Cone Beam CT Scanners can be designed for use in emergency rooms, intensive care units, image-guided surgery and interventional procedures where current CT systems cannot be used due to size, cost or technical limitations.