Fractal analysis of dental radiographs to detect periodontitis-induced trabecular changes

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-664

  Updike, Sophia Xiang ^a   Nowzari, Hessam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Image analysis; Periodontal diagnostics; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC MAGNIFICATION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55649105632     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2007.01056.x     Document Type: Article

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