Abstract
Peripheral Quantitative Computerized Tomography (pQCT) allows the acquisition of bone specimens with a spatial resolution adequate to visualize the 3D structure of the bone cortex and the trabecular network. At present, pQCT scanners are equipped with image processing software that limits the bone analysis in two dimensions and requires strong user interaction. In this work, a method is proposed to automatically segment, in 3D, cortical and trabecular components of bone specimens acquired by pQCT, in order to facilitate and enhance the quantitative evaluation of densitometric properties of the bone.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology" |
| Pages | 486-489 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: Aug 20 2008 → Aug 25 2008 |
Other
| Other | 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Vancouver, BC |
| Period | 8/20/08 → 8/25/08 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Informatics