Do you use or are you considering integrating 3-D imaging into your practice? |
23 total votes |
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| 65% |
| a. Yes |
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| 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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