Blur Reduction of Conventional Film-Based Tomograms for Pre-Surgical Evaluation of Potential Mandibular Implant Sites

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 362-368

  Mayfield Donahoo, Tracy L ^a,b   Stokely, Ernest M ^a   Jeffcoat, Marjorie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Patient care planning; Tomography, cross sectional

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CANINE TOOTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INCISOR; MANDIBLE; MICROCOMPUTER; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTIFACTS; BICUSPID; CUSPID; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; MANDIBLE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MOLAR; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC MAGNIFICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY;

EID: 0031113534     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.1997.68.4.362     Document Type: Article

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