Three-dimensional analysis of cortical bone structure using X-ray micro-computed tomography

Autor:	Holger Averdunk, Christoph H. Arns, Adrian Sheppard, Bruce Milthorpe, Anthony C. Jones, Mark Knackstedt, Arthur Brandwood, Robert Sok, Ajay Limaye, Arthur Sakellariou, Timothy Senden
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Statistics and Probability Three dimensional analysis Materials science Fluids & Plasmas Micro computed tomography Haversian canal X-ray Radius Condensed Matter Physics medicine.anatomical_structure Computer-aided diagnosis medicine Cortical bone Tomography Biomedical engineering
Zdroj:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 339:125-130
ISSN:	0378-4371
DOI:	10.1016/j.physa.2004.03.046
Popis:	We demonstrate the capability of X-ray micro-computed tomography to image the micro-structure of human cortical bone. At 5 μm voxel size we observe the complex morphology of the Haversian network in three dimensions. The local thickness of Haversian canals is measured using a maximal sphere algorithm and found to have a bimodal signature and a mean radius of 19.2 μm. The intra-cortical porosity due to Haversian canals is measured as 3.0%. Both results are in agreement with traditional histomorphometric measurements. We show that at higher resolutions one can resolve the spatial distribution of lacunae in cortical bone. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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