Michael W. Vannier

TL;DR: Using these methods, the authors have found that both supervised and unsupervised classification techniques yielded theme maps (class maps) which demonstrated tissue characteristic signatures and tissue classification errors found in computer-generated theme maps were due to subtle gray scale changes present in the original MR data sets arising from radiometric inhomogeneity and spatial nonuniformity.

TL;DR: Low-cost craniofacial CT scanners are significantly different from general purpose medical CT scanners, with compromises in technical performance, but should improve as computers continue to increase their performance.

TL;DR: The scanner-based image acquisition (digitization) system had no detectable noise and had a modulation transfer function curve superior to that of the video-based system, demonstrating the superiority of the charge-coupled device linear array system for the quantification of periodontal disease extent and activity.

TL;DR: New computer algorithms for submillimeter resolution and 3-D reconstruction from spiral computed tomographic (CT) scans now make it possible to accurately determine the position of implanted electrodes within the cochlear canal.

TL;DR: 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional computed tomography images allow accurate measurements for localization of the inferior alveolar canal and there were no statistically significant differences between the 2-dimensional compute tomography measurements and the physical measurements.