The curve integration method is comparable to manual segmentation for the analysis of bone/scaffold composites using micro-CT

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 271-279

  Hilldore, Amanda J ^a   Morgan, Abby W ^b   Woodard, Joseph R ^a   Wagoner Johnson, Amy J ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone ingrowth; In vivo; Scaffolds; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BONE INGROWTH; BONE INGROWTHS; BONE REGENERATIONS; BONE SCAFFOLDS; CALVARIAL DEFECTS; CT DATUMS; CURVE INTEGRATION METHODS; IN VIVO; LABOR INTENSIVES; MANUAL SEGMENTATIONS; MICRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MICRO CT); PORE FRACTIONS; SEGMENTATION METHODS; TIME CONSUMING; WIDESPREAD USES;

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; DRUG DELIVERY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; HYDROXYAPATITE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TITRATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

SCAFFOLDS;

GELATIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; RECOMBINANT HUMAN BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; RECOMBINANT HUMAN TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE REGENERATION; CALVARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SKULL DEFECT; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE REGENERATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DURAPATITE; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCLES; OSTEOGENESIS; RABBITS; REGENERATION; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 57349099168     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31178     Document Type: Article

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