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Image enhancement of the mandibular condyle through digital subtraction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3313155     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The use of conventional radiography to visualize the mandibular condylar articulating surface is limited by the superimposition of surrounding bony elements, which can be termed structured noise. This study investigated the application of digital subtraction to reduce such noise. Two conventional radiographs were made of a temporomandibular joint: first a reference radiograph with the condyle seated in the glenoid fossa (simulating a patient with mouth closed), then a radiograph from the identical orientation but with the condyle translated slightly downward and forward (simulating mouth partially opened). The radiographs were digitized and, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the intensity value of the second image was subtracted from the reference image to produce a third, subtracted image. The subtracted image provided a significantly improved visualization of the condyle's superior surface.
Authors:
T E Southard; E F Harris; R G Walter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology     Volume:  64     ISSN:  0030-4220     ISO Abbreviation:  Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol.     Publication Date:  1987 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-12-17     Completed Date:  1987-12-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376406     Medline TA:  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  645-7     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee, Memphis.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Mandibular Condyle / radiography*
Radiographic Image Enhancement*
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Subtraction Technique*

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