Comparison of conventional and TACT® (Tuned Aperture Computed Tomography) digital subtraction radiography in detection of pericrestal bone-gain

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-153

  Chai U Dom, Onanong ^a,b,d   Ludlow, John B ^b   Tyndall, Donald A ^b   Webber, Richard L ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone gain detection; Digital subtraction radiography; Periodontal pocket; Tuned Aperture Computed Tomography (TACT)

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; JAW; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AREA UNDER CURVE; BONE REGENERATION; CALIBRATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036550435     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0765.2002.00032.x     Document Type: Review

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