Physical properties of a photostimulable phosphor system for intra-oral radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-34

  Stamatakis, H C ^a   Welander, U ^a   McDavid, W D ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital radiography, dental; Radiography, dental; Technology, radiologic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CALIBRATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDARD; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFACTS; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0033749720     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600497     Document Type: Article

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