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Guidelines for assessment of bone microstructure in rodents using micro–computed tomography

  1. Mary L Bouxsein1,*,
  2. Stephen K Boyd2,
  3. Blaine A Christiansen1,
  4. Robert E Guldberg3,
  5. Karl J Jepsen4,
  6. Ralph Müller5

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.141

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 7, pages 1468–1486, July 2010

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Bouxsein, M. L., Boyd, S. K., Christiansen, B. A., Guldberg, R. E., Jepsen, K. J. and Müller, R. (2010), Guidelines for assessment of bone microstructure in rodents using micro–computed tomography. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25: 1468–1486. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.141

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  1. 1

    Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  3. 3

    Parker H Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, George W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

  4. 4

    Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

  5. 5

    Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

*Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory RN115, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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  1. Issue published online: 30 JUN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 21 MAY 2010
  4. Manuscript Revised: 11 MAY 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 MAR 2010

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