Texture analysis of X-ray radiographs is correlated with bone histomorphometry

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-29

  Chappard, Daniel ^a   Guggenbuhl, Pascal ^b   Legrand, Erick ^a   Baslé, Michel Félix ^a   Audran, Maurice ^a  

^a Universite d'Angers   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bone histomorphometry; Bone structure; Microarchitecture; Radiograph; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRUCTURE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRABECULAR BONE; X RAY;

EID: 12444318610     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-004-0536-9     Document Type: Article

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