Enamel demineralisation assessed by computerised image analysis of clinical photographs

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 319-326

  Benson, P E ^a,b   Pender, N ^a   Higham, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerised image analysis; Demineralisation; Photographs

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENAMEL; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIBRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0034223672     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(00)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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