Pathological fracture prediction in patients with metastatic lesions can be improved with quantitative computed tomography based computer models

Bone

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 777-783

  Tanck, Esther ^a   van Aken, Jantien B ^a   van der Linden, Yvette M ^b   Schreuder, H W Bart ^a   Binkowski, Marcin ^a,c   Huizenga, Henk ^a   Verdonschot, Nico ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Radiotherapeutic Institute Friesland   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Bone strength prediction; Finite element models; Human femurs; Quantitative computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; CALCULATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68849112625     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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