%0 Journal Article
%T High resolution image in bone biology I: Review of the literature
%A Cano
%A Jorge
%A Campo
%A Juli¨¢n
%A Vaquero
%A Juan Jos¨¦
%A Mart¨ªnez
%A Jose Mar¨ªa
%A Bascones
%A Antonio
%J Medicina Oral, Patolog¨ªa Oral y Cirug¨ªa Bucal (Internet)
%D 2007
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%X bone microstructure has usually been assessed by obtaining samples invasively and analyzing them with conventional histomorphometric methods. improvements in high-resolution image acquisition systems have enabled non-invasive assessment of bone morphology and a more precise 3-d evaluation by means of "virtual biopsies", permitting bone assessment in regeneration or remodeling processes. this review describes the characteristics and limitations of bone assessment using different high-resolution image systems (synchrotron-radiation computed tomography, micro-computed tomography, acoustic scanning microscope; micro-magnetic resonance imaging). morphometric variables that can be obtained from these images are reported and compared with conventional histomorphometric variables.
%K high-resolution image
%K bone biology
%K virtual biopsy.
%U http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1698-69462007000600009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en