title: [Role of cone-beam computed tomography in diagnostic otorhinolaryngological imaging].
abstract: Accurate diagnosis and preoperative planning in modern otorhinolaryngology is strongly supported by imaging with enhanced visualization. Computed tomography is often used to examine structures within bone frameworks. Given the hazards of ionizing radiation, repetitive imaging studies exponentially increase the risk of damages to radiosensitive tissues. The authors compare multislice and cone-beam computed tomography and determine the role, advantages and disadvantages of cone-beam computed tomography in otorhinolaryngological imaging. They summarize the knowledge from the international literature and their individual imaging studies. They conclude that cone-beam computed tomography enables high-resolution imaging and reconstruction in any optional plane and in space with considerably lower effective radiation dose. Cone-beam computed tomography with appropriate indications proved to be an excellent diagnostic tool in otorhinolaryngological imaging. It makes an alternative to multislice computed tomography and it is an effective tool in perioperative and postoperative follow-up, especially in those cases which necessitate repetitive imaging with computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Fül-Orr-Gégészeti és Fej-Nyaksebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 111., 6725.
authors.forename: Ádám
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Perényi
authors.affiliation: Fül-Orr-Gégészeti és Fej-Nyaksebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 111., 6725.
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bella
authors.affiliation: Fogorvostudományi Kar, Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szeged.
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baráth
authors.affiliation: Radiológiai és Onkoterápiás Klinika, Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Budapest.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magyar
authors.affiliation: Fogorvostudományi Kar, Szegedi Tudományegyetem Szeged.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.affiliation: Fül-Orr-Gégészeti és Fej-Nyaksebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Tisza Lajos krt. 111., 6725.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rovó
mesh_terms: D019929:Cochlear Implantation; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011829:Radiation Dosage
keywords: cataract; cone-beam computed tomography; cone-beam kumputertomográfia; diagnostic imaging; fül-orr-gégészet; képalkotás; otorhinolaryngology; radiation exposure; sugárterhelés; szürke hályog