Evaluation of MRI resolution affecting trabecular bone parameters: Determination of acceptable resolution

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 218-225

  Kim, Namkug ^a   Lee, June Goo ^b   Song, Youngkyu ^b   Kim, Hengjun J ^b   Yeom, Jin S ^c   Cho, Gyunggoo ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Otsu thresholding; skeletonization; structural analysis; trabecular bone segmentation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCANNING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FEMORAL CONDYLES; HIGHEST RESOLUTIONS; LOWER RESOLUTION; OTSU THRESHOLDING; SKELETONIZATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TRABECULAR BONES; TRABECULAR THICKNESS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRABECULAR BONE; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 84355166750     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22984     Document Type: Article

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