A novel registration-based methodology for prediction of trabecular bone fabric from clinical QCT: A comprehensive analysis.

Osteoporosis leads to hip fractures in aging populations and is diagnosed by modern medical imaging techniques such as quantitative computed tomography (QCT). Hip fracture sites involve trabecular bone, whose strength is determined by volume fraction and orientation, known as fabric. However, bone f...

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Main Authors: Vimal Chandran, Mauricio Reyes, Philippe Zysset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5703488?pdf=render