Computer aided vertebral visualization and analysis: a methodology using the sand rat, a small animal model of disc degeneration
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The purpose of this study is to present an automated system that analyzes digitized x-ray images of small animal spines identifying the effects of disc degeneration. The age-related disc and spine degeneration that occurs in the sand...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-03-01
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Series: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/4/4 |