Bone Density Determination of Moose Skeletal Remains from Isle Royale National Park using Digital Image Enhancement and Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-201

  Hindelang, Mary ^a   Maclean, Ann L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Digital image processing; Isle Royale; Moose archaeofaunal remains; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004379023     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199705)7:3<193::aid-oa343>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Article

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