Patent ID: 9743893
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A dental imaging apparatus for obtaining an image from a patient, the apparatus comprising: a radiation source; a first digital imaging sensor that provides, for each of a plurality of image pixels, at least a first digital value according to a count of received photons that exceed at least a first energy threshold; a mount that supports the radiation source and the first digital imaging sensor on opposite sides of an imaging area for the patient; a computer in signal communication with the first digital imaging sensor for acquiring one or more two-dimensional images from the first digital imaging sensor; a controller electrically coupled to the radiation source, the first digital imaging sensor, the mount and the computer, the controller configured to operate the dental imaging apparatus in two or more imaging modes, where the two or more imaging modes comprises a combination of volume imaging, CT imaging, panoramic imaging, or cephalometric imaging, where the two or more imaging modes are configured to use the first digital imaging sensor; and an alignment apparatus to provide alignment of the imaging area for a patient's head for obtaining the one or more images, where the alignment apparatus, comprises: