Jones, A.C.; Sheppard, A.P.; Sok, R.M.; Arns, C.H.; … - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 339 (2004) 1, pp. 125-130
We demonstrate the capability of X-ray micro-computed tomography to image the micro-structure of human cortical bone. At 5μm voxel size we observe the complex morphology of the Haversian network in three dimensions. The local thickness of Haversian canals is measured using a maximal sphere...