Influence of individual brightness and contrast adjustment on accuracy of radiographic measurements of infrabony defects

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-183

  Tihanyi, D ^a   Gera, I ^a   Eickholz, P ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Periodontal bone loss; Periodontitis; Radiographic image interpretation, computer assisted; Radiology, diagnostic X ray; Validity of results

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH CERVIX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952182394     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/56018062     Document Type: Article

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