Gendex Dental Systems launched its GXCB-500 HD cone-beam CT unit at this week's Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. In addition to a new high-definition feature, the GXCB-500 HD has improved scan flexibility, fast workflow, and integration capabilities, the company said.
"We are pleased to offer the GXCB-500 HD, which delivers this and more -- it allows clinicians to select 2D pans or 3D scans, to choose scan size options designed to work with certain procedures, and lets them blend technologies for a wide variety of treatment options," said Mark Hillebrandt, director of product management, in a press release.
The high definition is provided by i-CAT-powered 3D scans and the enhanced image quality of its 2D panoramic radiographs using i-pan image capture technology, Gendex said.
The GXCB-500 HD has an adjustable 3D medium field-of-view that can be sized from as large as 8 cm x 14 cm to as small as 2 cm x 8 cm, allowing for the greatest flexibility of treatment covering a host of procedures from imaging temporomandibular disorders to implants to endodontics.
Along with the ability to reconstruct a pan from the 3D scan, the new system includes a traditional low-dose, high-end 2D panoramic.
With the GXCB-500 HD, clinicians can scan and reconstruct in as little as 30 seconds, then plan immediately. The unit allows doctors to have a patient in the chair and a plan on the screen in only a few minutes, according to Gendex.
The system's open software architecture allows integration with specialized restoration, digital impression, and CAD/CAM planning programs, the company added.
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