Three-dimensional Analysis of Cortical Bone Structure using X-ray Micro-computed Tomography

Jones, Anthony; Sheppard, Adrian; Sok, Robert; Arns, Christoph; Limaye, Ajay; Averdunk, Holger; Brandwood, Arthur; Sakellariou, Arthur; Senden, Timothy; Milthorpe, Bruce; Knackstedt, Mark

Three-dimensional Analysis of Cortical Bone Structure using X-ray Micro-computed Tomography

Date

2004

Authors

Jones, Anthony

Sheppard, Adrian

Sok, Robert

Arns, Christoph

Limaye, Ajay

Averdunk, Holger

Brandwood, Arthur

Sakellariou, Arthur

Senden, Timothy

Milthorpe, Bruce

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

We demonstrate the capability of X-ray micro-computed tomography to image the micro-structure of human cortical bone. At 5 μm voxel size we observe the complex morphology of the Haversian network in three dimensions. The local thickness of Haversian cana