Bone demarcation of the temporomandibular joint: Validity of clinical assessment of bone thickness by means of CT

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 649-655

  Ahlqvist, Jan B ^a   Isberg, A M ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CT, artefacts; Ear, mandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ARTIFACTS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032210368     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841859809175491     Document Type: Article

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