Medical Image Analysis
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 276-290 , June 2010

High resolution cortical bone thickness measurement from clinical CT data

  • G.M. Treece

      Affiliations

    • University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1223 339707; fax: +44 1223 332662.
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  • A.H. Gee

      Affiliations

    • University of Cambridge Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
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  • P.M. Mayhew

      Affiliations

    • University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Level 5, Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Box 157), Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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  • K.E.S. Poole

      Affiliations

    • University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Level 5, Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Box 157), Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

Received 15 October 2009 ,Revised 14 January 2010 ,Accepted 18 January 2010.

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Medical Image Analysis
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