The perceptibility curve test applied to direct digital dental radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Yoshiura, K ^a,c   Stamatakis, H ^a   Shi, X Q ^a   Welander, U ^a   McDavid, W D ^b   Kristoffersen, J ^a   Tronje, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Image processing, computer assisted; Perception; Radiography, dental; Technology, radiologic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIODENSITOMETRY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL;

EID: 0032059073     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600332     Document Type: Article

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