Computerized determination of 3-D connectivity density in human iliac crest bone biopsies

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 411-423

  Thomsen, J S ^a,b   Mosekilde, Li ^b   Barlach, J ^b   Sogaard C H ^b   Mosekilde, E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BONE; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOPSIES; BONE RESEARCH; CONNECTIVITY DENSITY MEASUREMENTS; CONNEULOR PRINCIPLE; HISTOMORPHOMETRY; HUMAN ILIAC CREST BONE; PHYSICAL DISECTOR PRINCIPLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL CONNECTIVITY DENSITY; TRABECULAR BONE MASS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030122643     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4754(95)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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