A comparison of digitally scanned radiographs with conventional film for the detection of small endodontic instruments

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-126

  Fuge, K N ^a   Stuck, A M C ^a   Love, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Digital scanning; Working length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT; X RAY FILM;

DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH APEX; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0032010184     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1998.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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