Differences in trabecular structure between knees with and without osteoarthritis quantified by macro and standard radiography, respectively

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1302-1305

  Messent, E A ^a   Ward, R J ^a   Tonkin, C J ^a   Buckland Wright, C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractal analysis; Macro radiography; Standard radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRABECULAR BONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33751196610     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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