Fractal properties of bone

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 144-153

  Geraets, W G M ^a   Van der Stelt, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone and bones; Computer assisted; Fractals; Image interpretation; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; BONE AND BONES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034189630     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600524     Document Type: Review

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