Describing the application of statistical shape modelling to DXA images to quantify the shape of the proximal femur at ages 14 and 18 years in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Bones are complex objects with considerable variation in the shape and structure often attributed to anatomical, environmental or genetic differences. In addition, bone shape has been of interest in relation to its associations with disease processes. Hip shape is an important determinant of hip ost...

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Main Authors: Monika Frysz, Jenny S. Gregory, Richard M. Aspden, Lavinia Paternoster, Jonathan H. Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2019-08-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-24/v2