Comparison of the planimetry and point-counting methods for the assessment of the size of the mandible cysts on orthopantomograms

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Bulut E., Şahin B., Muğlalı M., Bekcioglu B.

MEDICINA ORAL PATOLOGIA ORAL Y CIRUGIA BUCAL, vol.17, no.3, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.4317/medoral.17570
  • Journal Name: MEDICINA ORAL PATOLOGIA ORAL Y CIRUGIA BUCAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Orthopantomogram, mandible, cyst, point-counting, planimetry, TOTAL INTRACRANIAL VOLUME, CAVALIERI PRINCIPLE, IMAGES, REMOVAL, AREA
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the computer-assisted planimetry and point-counting methods in evaluating the sizes of the mandibular cysts with respect to their agreement and the time required to analyze.