Bart Vandenberghe: Ceci n’est pas un cone beam

A cone beam is indeed not just a cone beam…Despite guidelines, clinicians often have their own reality when it comes to CBCT usage in implantology. Unlike conventional 2D modalities, the numerous exposure parameters can drastically influence dose and image quality. In fact, the guidelines make a first distinction for CBCT based on its field-of-view. It is therefore crucial to revisit technology as dose can tremendously be reduced keeping sufficient diagnostic information. Alternatively, for high detail or when artefacts may deteriorate diagnosis, optimizing parameters may improve 3D images. Clinical examples will be used to demonstrate CBCT parameters’ influence on implant diagnosis.

Dr Bart Vandenberghe obtained his Master degree in Dentistry at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 2005. He continued his oral imaging training with a Master in Medical Imaging (2007) and a PhD in Medical Sciences (2010) researching 2D and 3D imaging techniques for periodontal diagnosis. For this training, he spent three years in the United States of America as research scholar at Temple University in Philadelphia (2005-2006), Tufts University in Boston (2007) and shortly after as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland (2007-2008) in the department of Diagnostic Sciences and Pathology. Dr Vandenberghe is author of numerous international publications, is reviewer for many international journals and editorial board member of the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Research. He has won multiple awards in the field of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology and since 2012 he is member of the central council of the European Academy of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology as chair of the Scientific Committee. After finishing multiple research and teaching projects focusing on 3D Cone Beam CT, 3D follow-up and digital dentistry at the division of prosthetic dentistry of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, he now is working at his Center for Advanced Oral imaging, Advimago, and its associated training center for continuing education, Advimago Training Center.