Fractal-based image texture analysis of trabecular bone architecture

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 413-418

  Jiang, C ^a   Pitt, R E ^b   Bertram, J E A ^b   Aneshansley, D J ^b  

^a ANALOGIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fabric ellipse; Minkowski dimension; Power spectrum; Textural anisotropy; X ray

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FRACTALS; MEDICAL IMAGING; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

FABRIC ELLIPSE; FRACTAL BASED IMAGE TEXTURE ANALYSIS; GLOBAL FRACTAL DIMENSION; MEAN INTERCEPT LENGTH; MINKOWSKI DIMENSION; POWER SPECTRUM; TEXTURAL ANISOTROPY; TRABECULAR BONE;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; POWER SPECTRUM; TRABECULAR BONE; X RAY;

EID: 0032808278     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513322     Document Type: Article

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