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[New possibilities for structural analysis of bone biopsies using microcomputer tomography (muCT)].

G Delling·M Hahn·U Bonse·F Busch·O Günnewig·F Beckmann·H Uebbing·W Graeff
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The combined histological and microcomputed analysis of human iliac crest biopsies leads to major advances in our understanding of three-dimensional bone architecture. Microcomputed tomography avoids the time-consuming reconstruction and artifacts of serial sections. Furthermore, its high resolution allows the recording of structural differences as low as 10 microns. Thus, three-dimensional analysis in combination with histological evaluation of cellular dynamics facilitates earlier and easier recording of changes of cancellous bone.

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BiopsyBone DiseasesBone and BonesBony CallusComputer GraphicsDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicrocomputersSoftwareTomographyEnglish AbstractJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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G Delling, M Hahn, U Bonse, F Busch, O Günnewig, F Beckmann, H Uebbing, W Graeff. 1995. [New possibilities for structural analysis of bone biopsies using microcomputer tomography (muCT)].. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002920050112

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