The accuracy and precision of a micro computer tomography volumetric measurement technique for the analysis of in-vitro tested total disc replacements

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Vicars, R ^a   Fisher, J ^a   Hall, R M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Micro computer tomography; Total disc replacement; Wear simulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INTEGRATION TIME; JOINT REPLACEMENTS; MATERIAL LOSS; MEASUREMENT RESOLUTIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MICRO COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; POLYETHYLENE WEARS; QUALITATIVE DATUM; QUANTITATIVE DATUM; SHORT TERMS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; WEAR SIMULATION; WEAR VOLUMES; MICRO COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHIES; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENTS; VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; JOINT PROSTHESES; MEASUREMENTS; THERMOPLASTICS; TITRATION; TOMOGRAPHY; POLYETHYLENES;

VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65249101604     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM515     Document Type: Article

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