Describing shape changes in the human mandible using elliptical Fourier functions

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-216

  Chen, Simon Y Y ^a   Lestrel, Pete E ^a   Kerr, W John S ^c   McColl, John H ^b  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHIN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHIN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034200782     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/22.3.205     Document Type: Article

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