An Application Framework of Three-dimensional Reconstruction and Measurement for Endodontic Research

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-274

  Gao, Yuan ^a   Peters, Ove A ^b   Wu, Hongkun ^a   Zhou, Xuedong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

3D; Application framework; MeVisLab; micro CT; morphology; root canal

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION; ENDODONTICS; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOLAR TOOTH; STANDARD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH PULP;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DENTAL RESEARCH; ENDODONTICS; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAXILLA; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOLAR; ROOT CANAL PREPARATION; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 58249105404     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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