Digital image ratio: A new radiographic method for quantifying changes in alveolar bone. Part 1: Theory and methodology

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-167

  Jean, A ^a   Epelboin, Y ^b   Rimsky, A ^b   Soyer, A ^b   Ouhayoun, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bone radiography; Image analysis; Image filtering; Image ratio; Quantification of bone changes; Quantitative digital radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOLYSIS; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030114527     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1996.tb00479.x     Document Type: Article

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