Bifid mandibular canals: Cone beam computed tomography evaluation

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 235-239

  Kuribayashi, Ami ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Imaizumi, A ^a   Tantanapornkul, W ^b   Katakami, K ^c   Kurabayashi, T ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bifid mandibular canal; Cone beam computed tomography; Panoramic radiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951162299     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/66254780     Document Type: Article

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