Cone-beam computerized tomography imaging and analysis of the upper airway: A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1227-1237

  Guijarro Martinez R ^a,b   Swennen, G R J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MORPHOLOGY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TONGUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 82955232862     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: 13990020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2011.06.017     Document Type: Review

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