A comprehensive in vitro study of image accuracy and quality for periodontal diagnosis. PART 1: The influence of X-ray generator on periodontal measurements using conventional and digital receptors

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-549

  Vandenberghe, Bart ^a   Corpas, Livia ^a   Bosmans, Hilde ^a   Yang, Jie ^b   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital; Exposure time; Image quality; Intraoral radiography; Periodontal bone height; Tube potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; JAW; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD; TIME; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; CADAVER; FURCATION DEFECTS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 84879219306     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-010-0416-8     Document Type: Article

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