Deriving Hounsfield units using grey levels in cone beam CT: A clinical application

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 500-508

  Reeves, T E ^a   Mah, Peter ^b   McDavid, W D ^b  

^a Lackland Airforce Base ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Cone beam computed tomography; Grey levels; Hounsfield units; Linear attenuation coefficient

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); RESIN;

ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ALUMINUM; COMPOSITE RESINS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84865227839     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/31640433     Document Type: Article

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