Morphometric analysis of human bone biopsies: A quantitative structural comparison of histological sections and micro-computed tomography

Bone

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-66

  Müller, Ralph ^a,e   Van Campenhout, H ^b   Van Damme, B ^c   Van Der Perre, G ^b   Dequeker, J ^d   Hildebrand, T ^e   Ruegsegger P ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design   (Belgium)

^c Histochemistry and Cytochemistry   (Belgium)

^d Arthr and Metab Bone Dis Res U   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone architecture; Histologic section; Iliac crest; Micro computed tomography ( CT; micro CT); Quantitative bone morphometry; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; MORPHOMETRICS; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0345596449     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(98)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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