Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 321-328 , April 2008

Prediction of mechanical properties of cortical bone by quantitative computed tomography

  • L. Duchemin

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    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM CNRS UMR 8005, 151 Boulevard de L’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +33 1 44246364; fax: +33 1 44246366.
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  • V. Bousson

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    • Laboratoire de Radiologie Expérimentale, CNRS UMR 7052, Paris, France
    • Service de Radiologie Ostéo-Articulaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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  • C. Raossanaly

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    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM CNRS UMR 8005, 151 Boulevard de L’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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  • C. Bergot

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    • Laboratoire de Radiologie Expérimentale, CNRS UMR 7052, Paris, France
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  • J.D. Laredo

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    • Laboratoire de Radiologie Expérimentale, CNRS UMR 7052, Paris, France
    • Service de Radiologie Ostéo-Articulaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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  • W. Skalli

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM CNRS UMR 8005, 151 Boulevard de L’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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  • D. Mitton

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM CNRS UMR 8005, 151 Boulevard de L’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +33 1 44246364; fax: +33 1 44246366.

Received 17 May 2006 ,Revised 15 April 2007 ,Accepted 19 April 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00081-1

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.04.008

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 321-328 , April 2008

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