William C. Scarfe

8.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

William C. Scarfe is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Scarfe has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Oral Surgery, 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in William C. Scarfe's work include Dental Radiography and Imaging (77 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (25 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (24 papers). William C. Scarfe is often cited by papers focused on Dental Radiography and Imaging (77 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (25 papers) and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (24 papers). William C. Scarfe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Brazil. William C. Scarfe's co-authors include Allan G. Farman, James P. Scheetz, Anibal M. Silveira, Michael M. Bornstein, Vida Vaughn, David Gane, Martin D. Levin, A G Farman, Mazyar Moshiri and Christos Angelopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Periodontology and Journal of Endodontics.

In The Last Decade

William C. Scarfe

95 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Clinical applications of cone-beam computed tomography in dental practice.

2006 1.1k citations William C. Scarfe, Allan G. Farman et al. PubMed profile →
What is Cone-Beam CT and How Does it Work?

2008 797 citations William C. Scarfe, Allan G. Farman Dental Clinics of North America profile →
Position statement of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology on selection criteria for the use of radiology in dental implantology with emphasis on cone beam computed tomography

2012 304 citations Donald A. Tyndall, Jeffery B. Price et al. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology profile →
Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Implant Dentistry: A Systematic Review Focusing on Guidelines, Indications, and Radiation Dose Risks

2014 240 citations Michael M. Bornstein, William C. Scarfe et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William C. Scarfe United States	34	4.9k	1.6k	1.2k	819	654	98	6.0k
Allan G. Farman United States	33	4.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	959 0.8×	772 0.9×	778 1.2×	143	6.2k
Eiichiro Ariji Japan	44	4.4k 0.9×	985 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	791 1.2×	229	6.7k
Keith Horner United Kingdom	48	6.2k 1.3×	978 0.6×	1.8k 1.5×	1.6k 2.0×	264 0.4×	191	7.5k
Francisco Haiter‐Neto Brazil	38	3.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	736 0.9×	362 0.6×	267	4.5k
P.F. van der Stelt Netherlands	45	4.6k 0.9×	738 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	185 0.3×	211	6.3k
Kerstin Gröndahl Sweden	51	7.1k 1.4×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	405 0.5×	161 0.2×	95	8.0k
Donald A. Tyndall United States	32	2.7k 0.6×	592 0.4×	779 0.7×	608 0.7×	221 0.3×	126	3.5k
John B. Ludlow United States	26	2.4k 0.5×	691 0.4×	637 0.5×	661 0.8×	251 0.4×	72	3.0k
Yoshiko Ariji Japan	34	2.2k 0.4×	347 0.2×	625 0.5×	566 0.7×	427 0.7×	127	3.6k
G. Swennen Belgium	36	2.5k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	715 0.6×	235 0.3×	528 0.8×	97	4.9k

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Santaella, Gustavo Machado, et al.. (2025). Diagnostic Performance of Iterative Reconstruction of Cone-beam Computed Tomography for Detecting Vertical Root Fractures in the Presence of Metal Artifacts. PubMed. 51(6). 715–721. 2 indexed citations

Tirapelli, Camila, Hugo Gaêta‐Araujo, William C. Scarfe, et al.. (2025). Patient perceptions of artificial intelligence in dental imaging diagnostics: a multicentre survey. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 54(6). 427–436. 1 indexed citations

Oliveira‐Santos, Christiano, et al.. (2023). Convex triangular vs. cylindrical field of view: how does the shape of the FOV affect radiation dose?. Clinical Oral Investigations. 27(12). 7881–7888. 2 indexed citations

Strauss, Keith J., et al.. (2021). Comparison of technical errors in pediatric bitewing radiographs acquired with round vs rectangular collimation. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 133(3). 333–342.

Hung, Kuo Feng, et al.. (2020). Image retake rates of cone beam computed tomography in a dental institution. Clinical Oral Investigations. 24(12). 4501–4510. 17 indexed citations

Azevedo, Bruno, et al.. (2018). Apical root resorption during orthodontic treatment with clear aligners: A retrospective study using cone-beam computed tomography. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 153(6). 842–851. 41 indexed citations

Pinheiro, Lucas Rodrigues, William C. Scarfe, Marcelo Augusto Oliveira de Sales, et al.. (2015). Effect of Cone‐Beam Computed Tomography Field of View and Acquisition Frame on the Detection of Chemically Simulated Peri‐Implant Bone Loss In Vitro. Journal of Periodontology. 86(10). 1159–1165. 28 indexed citations

MacDonald, David, Anthony T.�C. Chan, Alison Harris, et al.. (2012). Diagnosis and management of calcified carotid artery atheroma: dental perspectives. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 114(4). 533–547. 51 indexed citations

Tyndall, Donald A., Jeffery B. Price, Sotirios Tetradis, et al.. (2012). Position statement of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology on selection criteria for the use of radiology in dental implantology with emphasis on cone beam computed tomography. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 113(6). 817–826. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scarfe, William C. & Allan G. Farman. (2008). What is Cone-Beam CT and How Does it Work?. Dental Clinics of North America. 52(4). 707–730. 797 indexed citations breakdown →

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Silveira, Anibal M., et al.. (2007). Childhood obesity and skeletal maturation assessed with Fishman’s hand-wrist analysis. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 132(2). 185–190. 23 indexed citations

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Scarfe, William C., et al.. (2007). Digitized hand-wrist radiographs: Comparison of subjective and software-derived image quality at various compression ratios. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 131(5). 679–688. 1 indexed citations

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Moshiri, Mazyar, et al.. (2007). Accuracy of linear measurements from imaging plate and lateral cephalometric images derived from cone-beam computed tomography. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 132(4). 550–560. 155 indexed citations

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Farman, Allan G. & William C. Scarfe. (2006). Development of imaging selection criteria and procedures should precede cephalometric assessment with cone-beam computed tomography. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 130(2). 257–265. 114 indexed citations

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Scarfe, William C., et al.. (1999). In vivo accuracy and reliability of color-coded image enhancements for the assessment of periradicular lesion dimensions. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 88(5). 603–611. 29 indexed citations

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Farman, Allan G., et al.. (1998). In vivo Accuracy of CCD-based Radiography for the Estimation of Periapical Lesion Dimensions. Acta Stomatologica Croatica. 32(3). 387–398. 1 indexed citations

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Scarfe, William C., et al.. (1996). Measurement algorithm accuracy of the RVG-PCi in vertical and diagonal assessments at various beam energies. Journal of Endodontics. 22(12). 646–650. 3 indexed citations

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Scarfe, William C., Stephen J. Norton, & A G Farman. (1995). Measurement accuracy: a comparison of two intra-oral digital radiographic systems, RadioVisiography-S and FlashDent, with analog film.. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 24(4). 215–220. 7 indexed citations

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Scarfe, William C., et al.. (1995). Radiographic detection of accessory/lateral canals: Use of RadioVisioGraphy and hypaque. Journal of Endodontics. 21(4). 185–190. 38 indexed citations

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Scarfe, William C., Robert P. Langlais, Pirkka V. Nummikoski, et al.. (1994). Clinical comparison of two panoramic modalities and posterior bite-wing radiography in the detection of proximal dental caries. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 77(2). 195–207. 19 indexed citations

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