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Optimal imaging in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) comprises consideration of a sequence of discrete but interrelated processes, referred to as the imaging chain. Image display is the final process and involves reconstruction of the primary images, image visualization, post-processing, and quantitative analysis. The purpose of this Chapter is to introduce the clinician to the concepts of image display, detail the various 2- and 3-D rendition techniques used to optimize visual display, and describe and illustrate the application of post-processing image enhancements for specific dental and maxillofacial clinical tasks
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Scarfe, W.C., Molteni, R., Mozzo, P. (2018). Image Processing and Visualization Techniques. In: Scarfe, W., Angelopoulos, C. (eds) Maxillofacial Cone Beam Computed Tomography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62061-9_3
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