A perceptibility curve comparison of Ultra-speed and Ektaspeed Plus films

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

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 485-488

  Tjelmeland, Erik M ^a,b   Moore, W S ^a   Hermesch, C B ^a   Buikema, D J ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIODENSITOMETRY; TIME; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ALUMINUM; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0032043802     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(98)90079-8     Document Type: Article

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