Quantification of trabecular bone structure using magnetic resonance imaging.

• Main Author: Lim, Jun Hong.
• Other Authors: Poh Chueh Loo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50070
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic tool for osteoporosis and to evaluate image processing techniques for improvement of characterization of trabecular bone. Twenty bone cylinders obtained from goat’s femoral head were scanned wi...