Change in trabecular architecture as measured by fractal dimension

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 819-822

  Berry, Joel L ^a   Towers, Jeffrey D ^a   Webber, Richard L ^b   Pope, Thomas L ^a   Davidai, Giora ^a   Zimmerman, Mark ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourier transform; Fractals; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTALS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; NITRIC ACID; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIGITIZED RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES; FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; TRABECULAR BONE;

BONE;

NITRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA; X RAY FILM;

EID: 0030175305     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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