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As a dental professional working with oral/maxillofacial surgery teams, I can’t wait for fMRI quality imaging in a portable affordable device. First to market w
by spacecity1971 4y ago
As a dental professional working with oral/maxillofacial surgery teams, I can’t wait for fMRI quality imaging in a portable affordable device. First to market with such systems will make a fortune.
- abrichr 4y agoDoes https://hyperfine.io/ https://hyperfine.io/ fit the bill?
- spacecity1971 4y agoNo, but it’s a step closer. CBCT is the standard right now, but it has limitations like poor bone density measurement and no dynamic imaging.
- petercooper 4y agoJust because I'm curious, what benefits would fMRI provide to oral surgery?
- alvarezbjm-hn 4y agoNone. You can't have any metal beside the MRI scanner, the strong magnetic field turns it into projectiles.
- spacecity1971 4y agoAn fMRI quality imaging system would allow dynamic planning for a full arch implant retained prosthesis, for example.
- phren0logy 4y agoBut wouldn't a standard structural/anatomical MRI work better than fMRI for that purpose?
- spacecity1971 4y agoI guess fMRI isn’t really a good analog. What is needed is an MRI quality video sequence showing movement. Dynamic planning would allow occlusal schemes to be designed more accurately, therefore avoiding many common issues with full arch rehab, for example.
- jcims 4y agoHaving just had a wisdom tooth extracted, something that can help them locate nerves for targeted local anesthesia would be nice. In both this and a crown procedure I had done ten years ago the needle hit a nerve bundle and it felt like my face was getting tazed lol.