Segmentation of Cancellous Bone From High-Resolution Computed Tomography Images: Influence on Trabecular Bone Measurements.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Elmoutaouakkil, Abdelmajid; Peyrin, Francoise; Elkafi, Jamal; Laval-Jeantet, Anne-Marie
- Source
- IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. Apr2002, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p354. 9p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *TOMOGRAPHY
*THREE-dimensional imaging
*MEDICAL imaging systems
*BONES
- Language
- ISSN
- 0278-0062
Presents a study that evaluated an approach for segmenting cancellous bone network from high resolution computed tomography slices. Enumeration of the imaging techniques that can be used to analyze bone architecture; Two steps of the segmentation method; Influence of the approaches on architectural measurements.