TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of the resolution of a digital system for panoramic radiography based on CCD technology
AU - Mastoris, Mihalis
AU - Li, Gang
AU - Welander, Ulf
AU - McDavid, W. D.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Objectives. To determine Line Spread Functions (LSFs) and Modulation Transfer Functions (MTFs) for a digital system for panoramic radiography: the Dimax I (Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, Finland) based on Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) technology. Study design. A test object was specially designed having a gold foil positioned vertically. Images of the gold foil created edge functions that were used to determine LSFs and MTFs. The design of the test object made it possible to move the gold foil forward and backward relative to the central plane of the image layer by means of a micrometer screw. The experiment was carried out for different object depths in 5 different regions: the anterior, the canine, the premolar, the molar, and the TMJ regions. LSFs and MTFs were calculated using specially designed software. Results. The results are presented graphically. LSFs and MTFs for the central plane were essentially the same for all regions. The MTFs for different object depths in the 5 investigated regions exhibited typical characteristics of MTFs for panoramic radiography with the exception for the functions for the molar region. Conclusions. The present findings indicate that the resolution of the Dimax I CCD system is comparable to that of film-based panoramic radiography.
AB - Objectives. To determine Line Spread Functions (LSFs) and Modulation Transfer Functions (MTFs) for a digital system for panoramic radiography: the Dimax I (Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, Finland) based on Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) technology. Study design. A test object was specially designed having a gold foil positioned vertically. Images of the gold foil created edge functions that were used to determine LSFs and MTFs. The design of the test object made it possible to move the gold foil forward and backward relative to the central plane of the image layer by means of a micrometer screw. The experiment was carried out for different object depths in 5 different regions: the anterior, the canine, the premolar, the molar, and the TMJ regions. LSFs and MTFs were calculated using specially designed software. Results. The results are presented graphically. LSFs and MTFs for the central plane were essentially the same for all regions. The MTFs for different object depths in the 5 investigated regions exhibited typical characteristics of MTFs for panoramic radiography with the exception for the functions for the molar region. Conclusions. The present findings indicate that the resolution of the Dimax I CCD system is comparable to that of film-based panoramic radiography.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.10.019
DO - 10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.10.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 15024369
AN - SCOPUS:1542358944
VL - 97
SP - 408
EP - 414
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
SN - 2212-4403
IS - 3
ER -