A new volumetric CT machine for dental imaging based on the cone-beam technique: Preliminary results

European Radiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1558-1564

  Mozzo, P ^a   Procacci, C ^a   Tacconi, A ^a   Tinazzi Martini, P ^a   Bergamo Andreis, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cone beam; Dental imaging

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; JAW; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION; COST CONTROL; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JAW; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH;

EID: 0032240404     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050586     Document Type: Article

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