Morphometric analysis of trabecular bone thickness using different algorithms

Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-163

  Darabi, A ^a   Chandelier, F ^a   Baroud, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

CT; Bone microstructural assessment; Distance transform; Fuzzy distance transform; MRI; Trabecular bone thickness

Indexed keywords

BONE MICROSTRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT; DISTANCE TRANSFORM; FUZZY DISTANCE TRANSFORM; TRABECULAR BONE THICKNESS;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 37649025642     PISSN: 08408688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/CJECE.2007.4413127     Document Type: Article

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