Semi-automated digital image analysis of patellofemoral joint space width from lateral knee radiographs

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 644-648

  Grochowski, S J ^a   Amrami, K K ^a   Kaufman, Kenton ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated image analysis; Knee; Osteoarthritis progression; Patellofemoral joint; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATELLA; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26644450486     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-005-0944-5     Document Type: Article

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