Dental photostimulable phosphor radiography.
Photostimulable phosphor radiography (PPR), a mature industry in medical imaging, became available in dentistry in 1994. At least three dental PPR systems have been made available commercially since that time. Although dental PPR offers a number of advantages over film-based methods, some aspects of dental PPR need improvement. Further research is needed to more fully compare and contrast this modality with film-based methods.
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Department of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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