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From: CT-based vertebral three-dimensional Hounsfield unit can predict the new vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebral augmentation in postmenopausal women: a retrospective study

Fig. 3

3D-HU was measured on CT scans (A-E). (A, B) the upper and lower borders were limited to the cancellous bone region in the sagittal and coronal images using the Tissue Segmentation tool. (C) Used the Draw ROIs tool to limit the boundary to the cancellous bone area in the axial image. (D) Automatically read the average HU value over the entire three-dimensional model, which was 3D-HU. (E) Summary of 3D-HU measurement process

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X