The applications of cone-beam computed tomography in endodontics: A review of literature

Iranian Endodontic Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 16-25

  Kiarudi, Amir Hosein ^a   Eghbal, Mohammad Jafar ^b   Safi, Yaser ^a   Aghdasi, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Fazlyab, Mahta ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; CT scan; Endodontics; Threedimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920273263     PISSN: 17357497     EISSN: 20082746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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