title: Digital enhancement of radiographs: can it improve caries diagnosis?
abstract: Unlike traditional radiographs, digital images are electronically alterable and offer the potential for enhancing diagnostic information. The authors conducted a small-scale study to examine differences in clinicians' diagnoses of caries using traditional radiographs and digitized images vs. microscopic diagnosis. Two general dentists and one oral-maxillofacial radiologist scored the images for caries. This study suggests that digital enhancements may aid some clinicians in caries diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Oral Diagnosis and Patient Services, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-1241, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shrout
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hildebolt
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011871:Radiology