Cone beam CT scans with and without artefact reduction in root fracture detection of endodontically treated teeth

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Bechara, B ^a   McMahan, C Alex ^b   Moore, W S ^a   Noujeim, M ^a   Teixeira, F B ^a   Geha, H ^a  

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

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Artefact reduction; Cone beam computed tomography; Diagnosis; Endodontics; Root fracture

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, NONVITAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876788914     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20120245     Document Type: Article

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