Sensitometric evaluation of four dental X-ray films using five processing solutions

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-79

  Syriopoulos, K ^a   Velders, X L ^a   Sanderink, G C H ^a   Van Ginkel, F C ^a   Van der Stelt, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Radiography, dental; X ray film

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STANDARD; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 0033089336     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600415     Document Type: Article

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