System Design For A Dental Image Processing System

Fredrick M. Cady; John C. Stover; William J. Senecal

doi:10.1117/12.948463

16 December 1988 System Design For A Dental Image Processing System

Fredrick M. Cady, John C. Stover, William J. Senecal

Proceedings Volume 0974, Applications of Digital Image Processing XI; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948463
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

An image processing system for a large clinic dental practice has been designed and tested. An analysis of spatial resolution requirements and field tests by dentists show that a system built with presently available, PC-based, image processing equipment can provide diagnostic quality images without special digital image processing. By giving the dentist a tool to digitally enhance x-ray images, increased diagnostic capabilities can be achieved. Very simple image processing procedures such as linear and non-linear contrast expansion, edge enhancement, and image zooming can be shown to be very effective. In addition to providing enhanced imagery in the dentist's treatment room, the system is designed to be a fully automated, dental records management system. It is envisioned that a patient's record, including x-rays and tooth charts, may be retrieved from optical disk storage as the patient enters the office. Dental procedures undertaken during the visit may be entered into the record via the imaging workstation by the dentist or the dental assistant. Patient billing and records keeping may be generated automatically.

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Fredrick M. Cady, John C. Stover, and William J. Senecal "System Design For A Dental Image Processing System", Proc. SPIE 0974, Applications of Digital Image Processing XI, (16 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948463

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