[New possibilities for structural analysis of bone biopsies using microcomputer tomography (muCT)]. / Neue Möglichkeiten der Strukturanalyse von Knochenbiopsien bei Anwendung der Mikrocomputertomographie (muCT).

The combined histological and microcomputed analysis of human iliac crest biopsies leads to major advances in our understanding of three-dimensional bone architecture. Microcomputed tomography avoids the time-consuming reconstruction and artifacts of serial sections. Furthermore, its high resolution allows the recording of structural differences as low as 10 microns. Thus, three-dimensional analysis in combination with histological evaluation of cellular dynamics facilitates earlier and easier recording of changes of cancellous bone.