The importance of assessing the bone's microarchitectural make-up in addition to its mineral
density in the context of osteoporosis has been emphasized in a number of publications …

Osteoporosis is the most common degenerative disease in the elderly. It is characterized by
low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to morbidity and …

Skeletonization provides an effective and compact representation of objects, which is useful
for object description, retrieval, manipulation, matching, registration, tracking, recognition …

Digital geometry is about deriving geometric information from digital pictures. The field
emerged from its mathematical roots some forty-years ago through work in computer-based …

Curve-skeletons are thinned 1D representations of 3D objects useful for many visualization
tasks including virtual navigation, reduced-model formulation, visualization improvement …

Develo** effective treatment for osteoarthritis (OA), a prevalent and disabling disease, has
remained a challenge, primarily because of limited understanding of its pathogenesis and …

Trabecular plates and rods are important microarchitectural features in determining
mechanical properties of trabecular bone. A complete volumetric decomposition of …

Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disorder of bone mineral homeostasis affecting the elderly. It
is a major public health issue with significant socioeconomic consequences. Recent findings …

The roles of microarchitecture and types of trabeculae in determining elastic modulus of
trabecular bone have been studied in μCT images of 29 trabecular bone samples by …

The microstructure of trabecular bone is usually perceived as a collection of plate-like and
rod-like trabeculae, which can be determined from the emerging high-resolution skeletal …