Digital imaging of cephalometric radiographs, part 2: Image quality

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-50

  Forsyth, D B ^a   Shaw, W C ^b   Richmond, S ^b   Roberts, C T ^b  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Digital imaging; Image quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VIDEORECORDING; X RAY FILM;

CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTERS; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO RECORDING; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0029690353     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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