Observers' use of image enhancement in assessing caries in radiographs taken by four intra-oral digital systems

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-38

  Gotfredsen, E ^a,c   Wenzel, A ^d   Grondah H G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Royal Dental College   (Denmark)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Dental caries; Radiographic image enhancement; Radiography, dental

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL;

EID: 0029677913     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.25.1.9084283     Document Type: Article

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