title: [Digital image processing in the radiographic diagnosis of caries].
abstract: Used with x-ray films of entire teeth, digital image processing renders visible not only the contours of initial carious lesions but even histological enamel structures. In over 90% of those cases in which the lesions were deeper than one third of the enamel thickness at least the Hunter-Schreger lines were visible. This improvement in the informative value of x-ray images facilitates the therapeutic decision making process.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Klinger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Redelberger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Digitale Bildverarbeitung in der radiographischen Kariesdiagnostik.