Fig. 1From: Osteoporosis imaging: effects of bone preservation on MDCT-based trabecular bone microstructure parameters and finite element modelsRepresentative MDCT image of a vertebra: a circular region of interest (white) was placed in the ventral half of the vertebral body in the 15 most central slices equidistant to its endplates. The calibration phantom was positioned below the plastic box containing the vertebraeBack to article page