The reliability of computed tomography (CT) values and dimensional measurements of the oropharyngeal region using cone beam CT: Comparison with multidetector CT

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 245-251

  Yamashina, A ^a   Tanimoto, K ^a,d   Sutthiprapaporn, P ^a,b   Hayakawa, Y ^c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KITAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Computed tomography value; Cone beam; Oropharynx

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE PROCESSING; OROPHARYNX;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AIR; CEPHALOMETRY; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPOXY RESINS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICROCOMPUTERS; NECK MUSCLES; OROPHARYNX; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WATER;

EID: 48649105031     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/45926904     Document Type: Article

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