Fractal analysis of proximal femur radiographs: Correlation with biomechanical properties and bone mineral density

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 516-524

  Lin, J C ^e   Grampp, S ^b   Link, T ^c   Kothari, M ^e   Newitt, D C ^e   Felsenberg, D ^a   Majumdar, S ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Universitatklinik Radiodiagnostik   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Femur; Fractal dimension; Osteoporosis; Radiography; Singh index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; TRABECULAR BONE; VARIANCE;

EID: 0032771513     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050179     Document Type: Article

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