Characteristics of a newly developed dentomaxillofacial X-ray cone beam CT scanner (CB MercuRay™): System configuration and physical properties

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Araki, K ^a   Maki, K ^a   Seki, K ^a   Sakamaki, K ^a   Harata, Y ^a   Sakaino, R ^a   Okano, T ^a   Seo, K ^b  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Radiography, dental; Tomography scanners, X ray computed; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; FEMALE; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; JAW; METHODOLOGY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; X RAY;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CHILD; DENTAL IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; JAW; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH; X-RAYS;

EID: 4143136222     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/54013049     Document Type: Article

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