High-resolution Computed Tomography for Clinical Imaging of Bone Microarchitecture

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Andrew J. Burghardt · University of California, San Francisco

Thomas M. Link · University of California, San Francisco

Abstract

CT currently provides quantitative measures of bone structure and may be used for estimating bone strength mathematically. The techniques may provide clinically relevant information by enhancing our understanding of fracture risk and establishing the efficacy of antifracture for osteoporosis and other bone metabolic disorders.

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Bone health and osteoporosis research Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volume 469, Issue 8, pp. 2179-2193

DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1766-x

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High-resolution Computed Tomography for Clinical Imaging of Bone Microarchitecture

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