A laboratory comparison of three imaging systems for image quality and radiation exposure characteristics

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 645-652

  Bhaskaran, V ^a   Qualtrough, A J E ^a   Rushton, V E ^a   Worthington, H V ^a   Horner, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental; Digital; Endodontics; Radiography; Root canal therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; JAW; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JAW; MOLAR; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 24044455022     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2005.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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