Quantification of Volumetric Bone Mineral Density of Proximal Femurs Using a Two-Compartment Model and Computed Tomography Images

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(a) Coronal CT image of a 53-year-old female patient, (b) corresponding BVF map, and (c) vBMD map calculated using the TCM method. (d) The profile of vBMD across the femoral neck showed a nonosseous area in the center of the trabecular bone.

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