Patent ID: 8430563
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fluoroscopic imaging method performed during a dental procedure for providing real-time video display of the dental procedure, comprising the steps of: (a) causing a beam of electromagnetic radiation to travel, (b) within the flat panel detector, performing the steps of, (c) at a computer, performing the steps of, (d) using the processed data of said step (c)(2), displaying the real-time video of the dental procedure to a person at the location of the digital procedure; (e) wherein during said steps (a) through (d) the emitter and the flat panel detector do not concurrently rotate about the area in which the dental procedure is being performed; (f) wherein said steps (a) through (d) are performed such that the real-time video has a video frame rate of between 1 and 100 images per second; and (g) wherein the emitter is operated at voltage peaks within the range from 35 to 95 kVp and at current peaks between 0.0001 to 10 mA, and provides a beam with a continuous rate from 1 to 50 ms or with a pulse width range from 1 to 100 pulses/second, whereby low dose electromagnetic radiation is emitted during performance of said step (a).