In vivo micro-CT scanning of a rabbit distal femur: Repeatability and reproducibility

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 186-193

  Voor, Michael J ^a   Yang, Shuo ^a   Burden, Robert L ^a   Waddell, Seid W ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone volume fraction; In vivo; Micro CT; Repeatability; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAMMALS;

BONE VOLUME FRACTION; REPEATABILITY; TRABECULAR BONE; TRABECULAR SEPARATION;

BONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FEMUR; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37249042641     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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