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ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LATERAL CEPHALOMETRIC RADIOGRAPHS OBTAINED IN A GENERAL RADIOLOGY APPARATUS.

The article focuses on a study which evaluated the image quality of lateral cephalometric radiographs performed in an image accomplishing system with a general radiology apparatus and a cephalostat. It states that cephalometric teleradiography is used in orthodontics and pedodontics to evaluate skul...

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Published in:Revista Salusvita Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 329 - 338
Main Authors: Eid, Nayene Leocádia Manzutti, Pires, Carlos Alberto Carvalho, De Carvalho, Izabel Maria Marchi
Format: Article
Published: Salusvita Journal 2005
Subjects:
Image quality in radiography
Cephalometry
Orthodontics
Pediatric dentistry
Imaging systems
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Summary:The article focuses on a study which evaluated the image quality of lateral cephalometric radiographs performed in an image accomplishing system with a general radiology apparatus and a cephalostat. It states that cephalometric teleradiography is used in orthodontics and pedodontics to evaluate skull growth. The study concluded that the use of radiographic system provided superior image quality as opposed to those obtained with the conventional equipment.