Computers in dental radiography: a scenario for the future.
The recent emergence of cost-effective computing power makes it possible to integrate sophisticated data-sampling and image-interpretation techniques into dental radiography for the first time. A prototype system is being developed to permit clinical information expressed in three dimensions--plus time--to be made visible almost instantly. The associated X-ray dose for a complete three-dimensional survey of a selected dental region is predicted to be less than that required for a single conventional periapical radiograph exposed on D-speed film.
D003201:Computers; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends