Thin-Plate Spline Analysis of Mandibular Growth

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-89

  Franchi, Lorenzo ^a,e   Baccetti, Tiziano ^a   McNamara, James A ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b School of Dentistry

^c School of Medicine

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cephalometrics; Craniofacial growth; Mandible; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DENTAL OCCLUSION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; PUBERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035319290     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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