Visualization of 3D osteon morphology by synchrotron radiation micro-CT

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 481-489

  Cooper, D M L ^a   Erickson, B ^a   Peele, A G ^b   Hannah, K ^b   Thomas, C D L ^c   Clement, J G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Haversian system; Micro CT; Osteon; Synchrotron

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR; HAVERSIAN CANAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

FEMUR; HAVERSIAN SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052779630     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01398.x     Document Type: Article

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