Visualisation of three-dimensional microcracks in compact bone

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-420

  O'Brien, F J ^a,b   Taylor, D ^b   Dickson, G R ^c   Lee, T C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epifluorescence microscopy; Fragility fractures; Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Osteoporosis; Stress fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RIB; STRESS FRACTURE; TISSUE SECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RIBS;

EID: 0033645973     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299006792     Document Type: Article

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