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  title info:
    title: Algorithm for the calculation of proximity area and area centroid within the carpal joint
  name:
    name part: Boyd, Nolan Lee.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 1998
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    form: remote
    extent: xi, 69 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
  abstract: and 801b loads at thresholds ranging from 2mm to 4mm. The
  abstract: arm was first loaded with a total of 801b from the carpal
  abstract: associated areas.
  abstract: centroid within specific distance thresholds. Five fresh
  abstract: determination of carpal joint proximity area and its area
  abstract: difference between the loaded and unloaded condition was used
  abstract: different thresholds. Each wrist was analyzed at both Olb
  abstract: each location's corresponding proximity distance and
  abstract: error to accurately predict proximity distances and their
  abstract: expected that with increased load, the proximity "area" in
  abstract: flexor and extensor tendons. Then the entire wrist was CT
  abstract: frozen cadaver specimen arms were used in this study. Each
  abstract: geometric simulation using spheres determined possible error
  abstract: however, in all cases, the joint proximity "area" increased
  abstract: imaged at an interval of 1.5mm. The weights were removed and
  abstract: imaging technology and computer-generated reconstruction
  abstract: in the distance measurements of reconstructed objects. This
  abstract: input files from a know geometry and testing the output for
  abstract: its centroid. The programs accuracy was tested creating
  abstract: model, and each bone shape examined for gross flaws.
  abstract: of the bone surface. An algorithm was written in C which
  abstract: or decreased without presenting a definite pattern. A
  abstract: projected bone information to calculate proximity "area" and
  abstract: Proximity distances were calculated for each discrete point
  abstract: simulation showed that the current protocol had too much
  abstract: techniques in developing an automatic method for the
  abstract: that the proximity area would increase as load increased,
  abstract: The purpose of this study was to use Computed Tomography (CT)
  abstract: the radio-carpal joint would also increase. AU CT slices
  abstract: the wrist was imaged again at the same interval. It was
  abstract: to normalize for different wrist sizes. It was expected
  abstract: used the discrete spatial locations of the bone surfaces,
  abstract: were contoured, then reconstructed as a three-dimensional
  note: by Nolan Lee Boyd.
  note: "Major subject: Bioengineering".
  note: Vita.
  note: Also available online.
  note: Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
  note: M.S. Texas A&M University 1998.
  note: Includes bibliographical references: page 39.
  subject:
    topic: Major bioengineering
  identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1998-THESIS-B69
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    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 990305
    record change date: 20220103134720.0
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