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New Software for Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment: The e-Vol DXS

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The applications of a new CBCT software to help resolve routine clinical cases in endodontics are presented in this chapter. The need for high-quality images to visualize complex anatomical structures has led to the development of the e-Vol DXS software. The unique feature of this CBCT software is the ability to import and use DICOM files and enhance the imaging adjustments capabilities to analyze CBCT volumes from different CBCT scanners. This novel CBCT software is designed with unique features to improve image quality such as task-specific brightness and contrast adjustment, custom image thickness control, a custom image sharpening filter, a proprietary noise reduction filter, and the ability to automatically recognize and apply imaging filters to scanner-specific data, saving time in data correction, and data imaging navigation. These tools and specially designed 3D rendering filters reduce artifacts that can interfere with making accurate diagnoses.

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  1. Department of Radiology, School of Dentistry São Leopoldo Mandic, Campinas, SP, Brazil

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  2. CROIF, Diagnostic Imaging Center, Cuiabá, Brazil

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  3. Department of Stomatologic Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil

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Bueno, M., Estrela, C. (2023). New Software for Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment: The e-Vol DXS. In: Fayad, M.I., Johnson, B.R. (eds) 3D Imaging in Endodontics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32755-1_2

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