Analysis of Histological Image and SRuCT Image Volumes of Bone Remodeling Around Implants

• In this paper we present an automatic method for measurements of bone area and bone-implant contact length around the implant in histological images. The method is then compared to the time consuming and subjective manual method performed in the light-microscope. Significant difference in the length values of the estimation of the bone-implant contact were observed, revealing greater numbers for the automatic method compared to the manual. These differences are most likely due to staining artifacts. However, the area measurements of the automatic method correspond well with the manual method. Furthermore, this paper also gives a brief description of the initial investigation of the use of tomography imaging methods to quantify bone remodeling around implants. The synchrotron radiation based microtomography technique (SRµCT) seems to be suitable for an subsequent analysis of bone tissue integration.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Datorseende och robotik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Computer Vision and Robotics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Image analysis

Bildanalys

Computerized Image Analysis

datoriserad bildanalys

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vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)