Use of computed tomography in skeletal structure research

Christopher B. Ruff; Frank P. Leo

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Use of computed tomography in skeletal structure research

Christopher B. Ruff, Frank P. Leo

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Specific guidelines for the use of computed tomographic (CT) scanning in analyses of skeletal material are presented and discussed in relation to basic CT principles and empirical observations. Recommendations for scanning procedures, image display parameters, hard copy output, and relating CT numbers to mass densities are given. Experimental verification and standardization of scanning technique are stressed, with examples given from a study of modern (nonfossilized) primate long bones.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	181-196
Number of pages	16
Journal	American journal of physical anthropology
Volume	29
Issue number	7 S
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330290508
State	Published - 1986

Keywords

Bone
CT scanning
Imaging techniques

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anatomy
Anthropology

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