Rapid estimation of the vertebral body volume: A combination of the Cavalieri principle and computed tomography images

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 316-326

  Odaci, Ersan ^a   Sahin, Bünyamin ^a   Sonmez, Osman Fikret ^b   Kaplan, Süleyman ^a   Bas, Orhan ^a   Bilgic, Sait ^a   Bek, Yüksel ^a   Ergür, Hayati ^c  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Hosp of Social Insurance Foundation   (Turkey)

^c Akademi Radiological Diagn Centre   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cavalieri principle; Computed tomography; Stereology; Vertebral body; Volume estimation

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ESTIMATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

INFECTIOUS DISEASES; SPINE; VERTEBRA;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CADAVER; CALIERI PRINCIPLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MACHINE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0344494539     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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