Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 19-28 , March 2009

Patient Image Selection Criteria for Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging

  • Stuart C. White

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Stuart C. White, UCLA School of Dentistry, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668. Phone: 310-825-5711; Fax: 310-206-6485
    • ,
  • Eung-Kwon Pae

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Section of Orthodontics, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2008.09.003

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