Computer-assisted analysis of cervical vertebral bone age using cephalometric radiographs in Brazilian subjects

Brazilian Oral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-126

  Caldas, Maria de Paula ^a   Bovi Ambrosano, Gláucia Maria ^b   Neto, Francisco Haiter ^c  

^a Division of Oral Diagnosis   (Brazil)

^b Department of Community Dentistry ^*  (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebrae; Orthodontics; Radiography; Software

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BRAZIL; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BRAZIL; CEPHALOMETRY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955521049     PISSN: 18068324     EISSN: 18073107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-83242010000100020     Document Type: Article

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