Linear and logarithmic subtraction for detecting enamel subsurface demineralization

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 133-139

  Haiter Neto, F ^a   Ferreira, R I ^a   Tabchoury, Cpm ^a   Boscolo F N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Subtraction techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMINERALIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENAMEL; FILM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MOLAR TOOTH; ROC CURVE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DENTAL ENAMEL; HARDNESS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 22044446414     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/92119765     Document Type: Article

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