Fully automated segmentation of callus by micro-CT compared to biomechanics

Abstract Background A high percentage of closed femur fractures have slight comminution. Using micro-CT (μCT), multiple fragment segmentation is much more difficult than segmentation of unfractured or osteotomied bone. Manual or semi-automated segmentation has been performed to date. However, such s...

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Main Authors: Oliver Bissinger, Carolin Götz, Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Peter Michael Prodinger, Thomas Tischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0609-9