@inproceedings{36bccb0b44144abbab96d313183d822b,
title = "Application of anisotropic structure measures for the classification of μ-CT images of human trabecular bone",
abstract = "We analyze μ-CT tomographic images of human trabecular bone in vitro. We consider a sample consisting of 201 bone specimens harvested from six different skeletal sites with bone fraction in the range BV/TV ∈ [0.04,0.075]. Using the local characterization of the bone trabecular network given by isotropic and anisotropic scaling indices, we apply classification algorithms in order to reveal structural similarities in the sample. The classification procedures based on isotropic and anisotropic scaling indices lead to different clustering solutions. This comparison helps revealing interesting site specific structural features connected to the intrinsic anisotropy of the trabecular network.",
keywords = "Bone structure analysis, Clustering, Scaling indices, μ-CT imaging",
author = "Monetti, {Roberto A.} and Jan Bauer and Irina Sidorenko and Thomas Baum and Ernst Rummeny and Maiko Matsuura and Felix Eckstein and Lochmueller, {Eva Maria} and Philippe Zysset and Christoph R{\"a}th",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1117/12.911988",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819489661",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
booktitle = "Medical Imaging 2012",
note = "Medical Imaging 2012: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging ; Conference date: 05-02-2012 Through 07-02-2012",
}