Thresholding technique for accurate analysis of density and geometry in QCT, pQCT and μCT images

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-16

  Hangartner, Thomas N ^a  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Area; Density; Quantitative computed tomography; Thresholding

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; NORMAL VALUE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248364885     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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