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Conventional and predicted perceptibility curves for contrast-enhanced direct digital intraoral radiographs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11681484     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To construct Perceptibility Curves (PCs) for contrast-enhanced digital intraoral radiographs. METHODS: Radiographs of a test object having holes of increasing depths were exposed using three digital systems, the CDR (Schick Technologies, Long Island, NY, USA), the Dixel (J Morita MFG, Kyoto, Japan) and the Sens-A-Ray (Regam Medical Systems, Sundsvall, Sweden). The radiographs were contrast-enhanced and PCs constructed in the conventional way using 10 observers. Predicted PCs were calculated and compared with observer data. RESULTS: The PCs showed that contrast enhancement is effective for the perception of small contrast details, especially in the low exposure range. Predicted PCs demonstrated excellent agreement with observer data. CONCLUSIONS: Contrast enhancement should be advantageous in digital radiography. The effects of contrast enhancement on PCs may be predicted without previous knowledge of observer performance.
Authors:
K Yoshiura; U Welander; X Q Shi; G Li; T Kawazu; M Tatsumi; K Okamura; W D McDavid; S Kanda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Dento maxillo facial radiology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0250-832X     ISO Abbreviation:  Dentomaxillofac Radiol     Publication Date:  2001 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-29     Completed Date:  2001-12-04     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7609576     Medline TA:  Dentomaxillofac Radiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  219-25     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Contrast Media*
Forecasting
Humans
Linear Models
Observer Variation
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
Radiography, Dental, Digital* / instrumentation,  methods
Statistics as Topic
Surface Properties
Visual Perception
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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