Comparison of hand-traced and computerized cephalograms: Landmark identification, measurement, and superimposition accuracy

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 556-564

  Roden Johnson, Dustin ^a   English, Jeryl ^a   Gallerano, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOLOGY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

CEPHALOMETRY; CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOLOGY; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 41649110231     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.03.041     Document Type: Article

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