Randomized controlled trial of a computer-assisted learning program to improve caries detection from bitewing radiographs

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-123

  Mileman, P A ^a   Van Den Hout, W B ^b   Sanderink, G C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Diagnosis; Radiography, dental; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIN; EDUCATION; ENAMEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

AREA UNDER CURVE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOLOGY; ROC CURVE; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0042422044     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/58225203     Document Type: Article

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