| A study of volumetric visualization and quantitative evaluation of bone trabeculae in helical CT. | |
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PMID: 12917284 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of quantitative evaluation of bone trabeculae by helical CT. METHODS: Ten specimens of human cadaver mandibular condyles were examined using both micro-CT and helical CT, and volume rendered three-dimensional (3D) images were obtained from the CT data. Micro-CT was used as the reference standard. From the micro-CT data images, bone trabeculae in each condyle were extracted by image processing and their volumes were calculated automatically. From the helical CT data images, the cortical bone was manually removed and bone trabeculae in each condyle were extracted using opacity curve and colour mapping thresholds. The optimal cut-off CT value that resulted in a similar volume of bone trabeculae obtained from helical CT and micro-CT data was investigated. RESULTS: The optimal cut-off CT value to assess the volume of bone trabeculae accurately on 3D images obtained with helical CT data was found to be 200 Hounsfield units. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that quantitative evaluation of bone trabeculae using helical CT might be a valid and useful method. |
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F Kobayashi; J Ito; T Hayashi; T Maeda |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Dento maxillo facial radiology Volume: 32 ISSN: 0250-832X ISO Abbreviation: Dentomaxillofac Radiol Publication Date: 2003 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-08-14 Completed Date: 2003-11-20 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7609576 Medline TA: Dentomaxillofac Radiol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 181-5 Citation Subset: D |
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Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. fukiko@dent.niigata-u.ac.jp |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Cadaver Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Imaging, Three-Dimensional Mandibular Condyle / radiography* Microradiography Middle Aged Reproducibility of Results Subtraction Technique Tomography, Spiral Computed* |
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