Principal Investigator: Dr. Steven BoydThe Bone Imaging Laboratory at the University of Calgary is an interdisciplinary team of engineers, biomechanists, computer scientists, kinesiologists, clinical scientists and an array of other experts. The focus of our research group is to investigate adaptation of tissues such as bone and cartilage in joint injuries and diseases. We develop non-invasive, quantitative methodologies that help address our skeletal research, and our focus is often on joint injuries and diseases related to osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. Our research is conducted at two facilities: 1) clinical studies are carried out at the Human Performance Laboratory, and 2) preclinical research is carried out at our Micro-CT Laboratory in the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health at Foothills Hospital (University of Calgary).
A subject's forearm is prepared for scanning by XtremeCT (shown right) to examine bone microstructure of the distal radius (shown above). |
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HR-pQCT Scanning with the XtremeCT Scanner |
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