Validity of computed tomography in imaging thin walls of the temporal bone

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-19

  Ahlqvist, J B ^a   Isberg, A M ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Car canal; Temporal bone; Temporomandibular joint; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRAMICROTOMY;

CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; EAR CANAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032610730     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600398     Document Type: Article

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