Cranex 3+ (?)

[Kenneth Abramovitch]

The Cranex III by Soredex is a continuation of the Philips Oralix Panoramic
machines.

Byron Benson wrote:

> >From looking at the Soredex website, it appears the the Cranex 3+ is a
> "classic panoramic" unit.  It doesn't appear to do transverse panoramic
> images ... so I don't think he can do the "cross-sectional" imaging that he
> wants it for.  Is he mistaking the Cranex 3+ for the Tome or Scanora?
>
> Pete Benson
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Byron W. (Pete) Benson, D.D.S., M.S.
> Professor & Postdoctoral Program Director
> Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
> Baylor College of Dentistry
> Texas A & M University System Health Science Center
> 3302 Gaston Avenue
> Dallas, Texas 75246
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> Email:  Bbenson at tambcd.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Khan, Emad Ali [mailto:khane at DENTISTRY.UNC.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:47 PM
> To: ORADLIST at listserv.ucla.edu
> Subject: Re: Cranex 3+ (?)
>
> 1. Soredex website is very simple: http://www.soredex.com/
> You will find some info about Cranex 3+ under "Products", "X-ray units"
>
> 2. We have what the company calls "The world's most versatile panoramic
> x-ray unit", the Cranex Tome.
> We have little experience with it in terms of TMJ imaging because we use
> another machine for that.
> Our techs like the Cranex because its LCD screen "tells you" what you need
> to do for patient positioning and technique selecting.  We use it basically
> for Pans and implant tomography.  We've used it occasionally for some cross
> sectional images of maxillofacial lesions. I don't recall specific problem
> with it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Emad Khan
> Oral and Maxillofacial Resident
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garnet Packota [mailto:garnet.packota at USASK.CA]
> Sent: Tue, January 29, 2002 1:51 PM
> To: ORADLIST at listserv.ucla.edu
> Subject: Re: Cranex 3+ (?)
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I received a telephone call today from a practitioner (one of our
> former students) who said he is interested in purchasing a unit he
> called a Cranex 3+ from Soredex.  His intention is to use it for TMJ
> and cross-sectional implant imaging.
>
> I was not immediately familiar with this unit, but assumed it was
> probably similar to, perhaps, the Panorex CMT manufactured by Imaging
> Sciences Int'l.
>
> I tried to find the Soredex web site.  It looks like Soredex was
> bought out by Instrumentarium Corporation.  I looked at the
> Instrumentarium web site, and found no mention of this radiographic
> unit.
>
> My questions:
> 1. Where might one find more information about the Cranex 3+?
> (assuming my colleague gave me the correct information).
> 2. What experience have any of you had with this unit?  How are its
> images?  How easy or difficult is it to use?  Have you had any
> problems with it?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Garnet Packota
> --
> Dr. Garnet V. Packota
> Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist
> College of Dentistry
> University of Saskatchewan
>
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