Computer-aided system for measuring the mandibular cortical width on panoramic radiographs in osteoporosis diagnosis

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5747, Issue II, 2005, Pages 813-821

  Arifin, Agus Zainal ^a   Asano, Akira ^a   Taguchi, Akira ^b   Nakamoto, Takashi ^b   Ohtsuka, Masahiko ^c   Tanimoto, Keiji ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

And panoramic radiograph; Computer aided diagnosis; Image thresholding; Mandibular cortex; Mental foramen; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BONE; FRACTURE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; METABOLISM; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOGRAPHY;

IMAGE THRESHOLDING; MANDIBULAR CORTEX; MENTAL FORAMEN; OSTEOPORESIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPH;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 23844533013     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.594458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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