Implementation of Tomosynthesis in Dental X Ray
Imaging
IMPLEMENTATION OF TOMOSYNTHESIS IN DENTAL X-RAY IMAGING
by
Arda Varlsüha
B.Sc., Electronics Engineering, stanbul Technical University , 2010
Submitted to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in partial ful llment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Bo§aziçi University 2012
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IMPLEMENTATION OF TOMOSYNTHESIS IN DENTAL X-RAY IMAGING
APPROVED BY:
Prof. Dr. Cengizhan Öztürk (Thesis Advisor)
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Albert Güveni³
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Asst. Prof. Dr. enol Mutlu
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DATE OF APPROVAL:
15 June 2012
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Acknowledgements
It is a pleasure to thank the many people who made this thesis possible. It is di cult to overstate my gratitude to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Cengizhan Öztürk. Thanks to him I had chance to observe dierent aspects of biomediHe supported me to achieve my goals and provided me with
cal engineering.
opportunities along the way.
I would like to thank the X-Lab team, especially my boss Aytaç Durmaz for his technical, motivational and logistic support in the lab. I also would like to thank to my lab partners, Mustafa Porsuk and Merve Atik for their company and tolerance. I wish them the best of luck.
I thank the other team members of Kandilli, especially Tu§ba Gözdamla and Sevim Tekeli for their support and motivation. essential members at Kandilli for years to come. I hope they will stay as
I would like to thank my best friend slam Tete for all the good times we share for many years. I also like to thank to Cem Sümengen and Bilgin Kzlta³ for their comradery both during and after ITU. I hope that our paths will cross again somewhere and sometime in life.
Finally I would like to thank to my mother and father for all their support from the day I was born. I cannot possibly repay them in any way.
This thesis is dedicated to my grandmother.
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Abstract
IMPLEMENTATION OF
by
Arda Varlsüha
B.Sc., Electronics Engineering, stanbul Technical University , 2010
Submitted to the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in partial ful llment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Bo§aziçi University 2012
ii
IMPLEMENTATION OF TOMOSYNTHESIS IN DENTAL X-RAY IMAGING
APPROVED BY:
Prof. Dr. Cengizhan Öztürk (Thesis Advisor)
...................
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Albert Güveni³
...................
Asst. Prof. Dr. enol Mutlu
...................
DATE OF APPROVAL:
15 June 2012
iii
Acknowledgements
It is a pleasure to thank the many people who made this thesis possible. It is di cult to overstate my gratitude to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Cengizhan Öztürk. Thanks to him I had chance to observe dierent aspects of biomediHe supported me to achieve my goals and provided me with
cal engineering.
opportunities along the way.
I would like to thank the X-Lab team, especially my boss Aytaç Durmaz for his technical, motivational and logistic support in the lab. I also would like to thank to my lab partners, Mustafa Porsuk and Merve Atik for their company and tolerance. I wish them the best of luck.
I thank the other team members of Kandilli, especially Tu§ba Gözdamla and Sevim Tekeli for their support and motivation. essential members at Kandilli for years to come. I hope they will stay as
I would like to thank my best friend slam Tete for all the good times we share for many years. I also like to thank to Cem Sümengen and Bilgin Kzlta³ for their comradery both during and after ITU. I hope that our paths will cross again somewhere and sometime in life.
Finally I would like to thank to my mother and father for all their support from the day I was born. I cannot possibly repay them in any way.
This thesis is dedicated to my grandmother.
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Abstract
IMPLEMENTATION OF