Influence of cone-beam computed tomography milliamperage settings on image quality of the mandibular third molar region

Oral Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-31

  Neves, Frederico Sampaio ^a   Souza, Thaís De Camargo ^a   De Azevedo Vaz, Sérgio Lins ^a   Flores Campos, Paulo Sérgio ^b   Bóscolo, Frab Norberto ^a  

^a Piracicaba Dental School   (Brazil)

^b Integrated Clinic   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Mandible; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MANDIBLE; MILLIAMPERAGE; MOLAR TOOTH; PERIODONTIUM; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TOOTH ROOT; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 84895438638     PISSN: 09116028     EISSN: 16139674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11282-013-0132-6     Document Type: Article

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