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A Zaikin1, P Saparin, S Prohaska
1University of Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais, Potsdam, Germany. zaikin@agnld.uni.potsdam.de
Abstract:
We test sensitivity and powerfulness of recently suggested Structure Measures of Complexity (SMC) with simulated test objects, represented by simple structures or modelled on the basis of a real bone image. We check how these SMC reflect the local and global disordering processes, as well as a deterioration of the bone structure. We show that applications of SMC provide additional information about any changes of the bone structure in comparison to bone mineral density (BMD), and that they can be potentially helpful in the diagnosis of osteoporosis.
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