Measurement of trabecular bone structure using fractal analysis

Abstract

Due to advancement of multimedia technology, there has been an increasing interest in studies of fractal geometry. There are many instances that can be related between fractals and nature surroundings. Nowadays fractals are often describing the real world better than traditional mathematics and physics. Scientists have investigated that many natural structures are better characterized using fractal geometry. In recent years, the importance of fractal applications has gained interest in medical field. This field range from pathology, radiology and largely on physical anthropology. The field of anthropology can be divided into other field such as osteology, which is a study on bone architecture. Therefore for this research paper, it is motivate to study the application of fractal analysis in trabecular bone structure using box-counting method. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.