Do you use or are you considering integrating 3-D imaging into your practice? |
23 total votes |
|
65% |
a. Yes |
|
35% |
b. No |
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Do you use digital records (X-rays/photos) routinely? |
16 total votes |
|
88% |
a. Yes |
|
13% |
b. No, but we are considering it |
|
0% |
c. I prefer to stay with film |
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Why would you not convert to digital records? |
6 total votes |
|
0% |
a. I am comfortable with what I have been doing |
|
33% |
b. The equipment is too expensive |
|
33% |
c. I am waiting on cost to come down |
|
0% |
d. I'm not good with computers |
|
33% |
e. Other |
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What is the major benefit of digital records? |
15 total votes |
|
80% |
a. Easy acquisition and storage |
|
7% |
b. Electronic transfer to other offices or labs |
|
7% |
c. Impresses the patients at exam appointments |
|
0% |
d. Quick recall from patient records |
|
7% |
e. Other |
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What is the major advantage of 2-D X-rays? |
14 total votes |
|
29% |
a. They are routine for standard of care |
|
36% |
b. Easy to evaluate and explain to patients/parents |
|
7% |
c. Utilize for mid-treatment evaluation |
|
21% |
d. Easy to evaluate treatment results with superimpositions |
|
7% |
e. Other |
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What is the major limitation with 2-D X-rays? |
15 total votes |
|
0% |
a. Right and left images are superimposed |
|
27% |
b. Distortion is hard to evaluate |
|
47% |
c. Some structures might be hidden or not easily identifiable |
|
27% |
d. There are not many limitations |
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What is the major advantage with 3-D imaging? |
15 total votes |
|
40% |
a. Provides more information than 2-D |
|
47% |
b. Improves diagnosis and treatment planning |
|
7% |
c. Impresses patients |
|
0% |
d. Impresses referring doctors |
|
7% |
e. I don't perceive any advantages |
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What is the major disadvantage with 3-D? |
15 total votes |
|
73% |
a. Equipment is too expensive |
|
20% |
b. Too much liability connected with 3-D |
|
7% |
c. Too much training needed to read and evaluate |
|
0% |
d. Have to be sent out for OMFR report |
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What options do you see for integrating 3-D into your practice? |
14 total votes |
|
36% |
a. Continue to evaluate at future meetings |
|
7% |
b. Talk to colleagues who are using 3-D |
|
29% |
c. Take courses on 3-D before buying or using |
|
21% |
d. Start referring certain cases to Imaging Centers |
|
7% |
e. Join with other doctors to purchase equipment |
|
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If you are using 3-D now, what training are you doing? |
8 total votes |
|
0% |
a. The company I purchased from does training |
|
25% |
b. I am attending seminars |
|
25% |
c. I am looking for a resource for more training |
|
25% |
d. I would like to get certified and not just trained |
|
25% |
e. I only use outside expert reports for information |
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How do you feel about the liability issues connected with 3-D? |
15 total votes |
|
27% |
a. I don't know much about this |
|
33% |
b. I don't know of a resource to evaluate this |
|
13% |
c. It is no more than what we have with 2-D |
|
27% |
d. This is why I don't use 3-D |
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