An investigation into the feasibility of implementing fractal paradigms to simulate cancellous bone structure

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 341-354

  Haire, T J ^a   Ganney, P S ^a   Langton, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Cancellous; Fractal; Simulation; Structure

Indexed keywords

3D IMAGING; BONE MARROW; BONE TISSUE; CANCELLOUS; CANCELLOUS BONE; CANCELLOUS BONE STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION LIMITED AGGREGATION; FRACTAL STRUCTURES; REGULAR GRIDS; SELF-SIMILAR; SIMULATION;

AGGLOMERATION; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; FRACTALS; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TISSUE;

BONE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BONE; BONE MARROW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HUMAN; SPINE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE MARROW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; HORSES; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SPINE;

EID: 0035230797     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840108908013     Document Type: Review

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