Effects of focal spot size on caries diagnosis with D and e speed images

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-239

  Platin, Enrique ^a,b   Mauriello, Sally ^a,b   Ludlow, John B ^a,b  

^a School of Dentistry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0030076466     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(96)80422-7     Document Type: Article

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