Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 459-467 , November 2003

Hand bone segmentation in radioabsorptiometry images for computerised bone mass assessment

  • José M. Sotoca

      Affiliations

    • Dpto. de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad Jaume I, Campus Riu Sec, E-12071 Castellón, Spain
    • Tel.: +34-964-72-8359; fax: +34-964-72-8435.
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  • José M. Iñesta

      Affiliations

    • Department de Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99 Alicante E-03080, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-965-90-3772; fax: +34-965-90-9326
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  • Miguel A. Belmonte

      Affiliations

    • Unidad Reumatologı́a y Bioinformática, Hospital General de Castellón, E-12004 Castellón, Spain

Received 6 November 2002 ,Accepted 9 April 2003.

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Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 459-467 , November 2003

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