Detection of approximal caries in digital radiographs before and after correction for attenuation and visual response. An in vitro study

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-116

  Li, G ^a   Yoshiura, K ^a,b   Welander, U ^a   Shi, X Q ^a   McDavid, W D ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Dental caries, approximal; Image processing, computer assisted; Radiography, dental; Radiography, dental, digital; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PREMOLAR TOOTH; ROC CURVE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENAMEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BICUSPID; DATA DISPLAY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036491504     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600675     Document Type: Article

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