title: Creating a searchable digital dental radiograph repository for patient care, teaching and research using an online photo management and sharing application.
abstract: With the advent of digital dental radiographs, dentistry is amassing an unprecedented volume of images as electronic patient records (EPR) and dental PACS (picture archive and communication system) become more commonplace. While radiographic findings and diagnostic information are visually discerned from images, this information is not digitally associated with the images. This project will explore the formation of an online, searchable data repository of dental radiographs and associated meta information.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Science Center at Houston, Dental Branch, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Valenza
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walji
mesh_terms: D019992:Databases as Topic; D003792:Dental Records; D018865:Dental Research; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009862:Online Systems; D005791:Patient Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems