MRT letter: Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic imaging of soft callus formation in fracture healing

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-14

  Hayward, Lauren Nicole Miller ^a   de Bakker, Chantal Marie Jeanne ^a   Lusic, Hrvoje ^a,b   Gerstenfeld, Louis Charles ^c   Grinstaff, Mark W ^a,b   Morgan, Elise Feng I ^a,c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast agent; Fracture callus; Micro computed tomography; Mouse; Stabilized fracture

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; MAMMALS;

CALLUS FORMATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; FRACTURE CALLUS; FRACTURE HEALING; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOUSE; STABILIZED FRACTURE; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING;

CARTILAGE;

MUS;

EID: 84155170820     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.21100     Document Type: Article

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