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Image Quality / Dose of Radiation The solution: Planmeca

While image quality is paramount, it is critical to “After evaluating all of the possible choices, Planmeca
achieve the required image with the smallest dose was the only unit that ticked all the boxes and in truth,
of radiation possible. “Whenever you look at a CT nothing else even came close.”
brochure, everyone shows you magnificent images.
However, what they don’t tell you is the relation- Ten months after making the decision to go with
ship between radiation dosage and image quality Planmeca, SVRadiology are extremely pleased with
in the specific images they show you. You need their choice.
to be able to produce consistently good images “We have a team of medical radiologists and dental
while administering the lowest possible dosage of professionals who use the unit for a wide variety of investigations.
radiation to patients.” From a dental perspective, they include implant planning,
investigating TMJ dysfunction, and identification of many different
Versatility types of pathology. We also have a Planmeca Dimax 4 2D sensor
to take OPGs and various 2D images, and a full range of Planmeca
“We wanted to be able to take both 2D and 3D ProSensors to take intraoral images. From a medical perspective, we
images. We wanted both a 2D sensor and a use the unit to investigate airway and sinus pathology, and airway
3D sensor.” volume in sleep apnea studies.”

Workstation Software We get the images that we
want, the way we want them,
The value of being able to look not only at when we want them.”
pathology but also at implant planning from
different perspectives cannot be understated. Because Planmeca provides an iPad application, clinicians are
able to view key images on their iPads and iPhones directly. This
“We had become accustomed to using medical allows them to take the images into theatre. SVRadiology also
CTs with that extended functionality which enabled provides direct web access to all images via their Visage Thin
us to create views within the three dimensional Client web access. All images
volume from any angle so we wanted that func- are viewable online within
tionality. Further, implant placement is a major part minutes of the patient having
of our practice so implant planning software with the images taken.
incorporated implant libraries was also high on our
list of priorities.” Dr Schlen sums up the
SVRadiology experience as a
Viewer Software very satisfactory outcome.

Viewer software is the software incorporated onto “We get the images that we
exported DVDs. To make SVRadiology a viable want, the way we want them,
business and to give it a point of difference to other when we want them and so do
radiology providers, the SVRadiology team wanted our referrers.”
to be able to produce DVD’s with fully licensed
viewer software that had all of the functional-
ity of the workstation software, including implant
planning software.

Reliability and Support

“When you are paying major dollars for equipment,
and when you are dependent on it, you can’t afford
to have any downtime.” It was a priority that the
equipment has a history of reliability and the agent
must be able to demonstrate the ability to support
the equipment.

“This support must include the ability to work
with the software initially to train you and subse-
quently to resolve inevitable issues that come up.
Secondly, technicians need to be on the ground
to get you back into action quickly if the worst
scenario eventuates and you find your equipment
out of action.”

Accessibility

Instant access to images and portable access are
important. The SVRadiology team determined
that they wanted portable access (iPad / tablet
for use in theatres) and web access, if possible,
to view the images and reports.