An image processing technique for the identification of contact pixels applied to X-ray CT images of implanted hip prostheses

Uncemented prosthetic joint implants used in orthopaedic surgery are usually coated with a porous surface to encourage bone ingrowth. Better contact between the endosteal bone and the porous surface improves ingrowth, and such contact may be increased if the joint further subsides into position in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physics in medicine & biology 1993-02, Vol.38 (2), p.323-328
Hauptverfasser:	Berry, E, Langkamer, V G, Jackson, P C, Snow, M, Goddard, P R, Wells, P N T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Hip Prosthesis Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods Medical sciences Orthopedic surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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