The effects of projection geometry and trabecular texture on estimated fractal dimensions in two alveolar bone models

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 270-274

  Chen, S K ^a,c   Chen, C M ^b  

^a School of Dentistry   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alveolar process; Bone and bones; Image analysis, computer aided; Radiography, dental

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; JAW; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL;

EID: 0032150052     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600361     Document Type: Article

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