CT image of cancellous bone

Three-dimensional CT images of cancellous bone from an individual without (A) and with (B) osteoporosis. Please note the trabeculae in (B) are thinner, disconnected, and further apart.

CT: computed tomography.

Reproduced with permission from: Dr. David Dempster, Helen Hayes Hospital, Columbia University.

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