Medical image processing on the GPU–Past, present and future

A Eklund, P Dufort, D Forsberg, SM LaConte - Medical image analysis, 2013 - Elsevier
Graphics processing units (GPUs) are used today in a wide range of applications, mainly
because they can dramatically accelerate parallel computing, are affordable and energy …

Advances in assessment of bone porosity, permeability and interstitial fluid flow

L Cardoso, SP Fritton, G Gailani, M Benalla… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
This contribution reviews recent research performed to assess the porosity and permeability
of bone tissue with the objective of understanding interstitial fluid movement. Bone tissue …

The bone organ system: form and function

EF Morgan, LC Gerstenfeld - Marcus and Feldman's Osteoporosis, 2021 - Elsevier
Bone is a complex, hierarchically organized organ system whose composition and structure
are closely related to, and in many ways controlled by, the functional demands made upon it …

3D assessment of cortical bone porosity and tissue mineral density using high‐resolution µCT: effects of resolution and threshold method

PE Palacio‐Mancheno, AI Larriera… - Journal of Bone and …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Current micro–computed tomography (µCT) systems allow scanning bone at resolutions
capable of three‐dimensional (3D) characterization of intracortical vascular porosity and …

Micro-and nano-CT for the study of bone ultrastructure

F Peyrin, P Dong, A Pacureanu, M Langer - Current osteoporosis reports, 2014 - Springer
Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)—a version of X-ray CT operating at high spatial
resolution—has had a considerable success for the investigation of trabecular bone micro …

The effects of estrogen deficiency on cortical bone microporosity and mineralization

D Sharma, AI Larriera, PE Palacio-Mancheno, V Gatti… - Bone, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent studies have demonstrated matrix-mineral alterations in bone tissue surrounding
osteocytes in estrogen-deficient animals. While cortical bone porosity has been shown to be …

[HTML][HTML] Lacunar-canalicular network in femoral cortical bone is reduced in aged women and is predominantly due to a loss of canalicular porosity

AM Ashique, LS Hart, CDL Thomas, JG Clement… - Bone reports, 2017 - Elsevier
The lacunar-canalicular network (LCN) of bone contains osteocytes and their dendritic
extensions, which allow for intercellular communication, and are believed to serve as the …

Microstructural changes associated with osteoporosis negatively affect loading-induced fluid flow around osteocytes in cortical bone

V Gatti, EM Azoulay, SP Fritton - Journal of biomechanics, 2018 - Elsevier
Loading-induced interstitial fluid flow in the microporosities of bone is critical for osteocyte
mechanotransduction and for the maintenance of tissue health, enhancing convective …

Age-related changes in female mouse cortical bone microporosity

H Hemmatian, MR Laurent, AD Bakker… - Bone, 2018 - Elsevier
Osteocyte lacunae are small cavities within the bone matrix. Their dimensions and spatial
arrangement affect bone mechanical properties. Furthermore, their size and shape affect the …

Mechanical loading differentially affects osteocytes in fibulae from lactating mice compared to osteocytes in virgin mice: possible role for lacuna size

H Hemmatian, R Jalali, CM Semeins… - Calcified Tissue …, 2018 - Springer
Hormonal changes during lactation are associated with profound changes in bone cell
biology, such as osteocytic osteolysis, resulting in larger lacunae. Larger lacuna shape …