A clinical evaluation of some factors affecting image quality in panoramic radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-84

  Kaeppler, G ^a   Axmann Krcmar, D ^a   Reuter, I ^b   Meyle, J ^c   Gomez Roman G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Perception; Radiographic magnification; Radiography, panoramic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; JAW; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034157143     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600505     Document Type: Article

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