Imaging technologies for preclinical models of bone and joint disorders

EJNMMI Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Tremoleda, Jordi L ^a   Khalil, Magdy ^a   Gompels, Luke L ^b   Wylezinska Arridge, Marzena ^a   Vincent, Tonia ^b   Gsell, Willy ^a  

^a MRC CLINICAL SCIENCES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal models; Bone; Cartilage; Imaging; Micro CT

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BONE DISEASE; BONE STRUCTURE; DISEASE MODEL; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84875912231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2191219X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-219X-1-11     Document Type: Article

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