title: A program package for quantitative analysis of histologic structure and remodeling dynamics of bone.
abstract: Quantitative bone histology has become an increasingly valuable tool for the management and diagnosis of metabolic bone disease. A new computer-assisted method for quantitative analysis of bone histology which combines the advantages of discriminatory input by the investigator with a significant reduction of evaluation time is presented. These programs allow the analysis of a sufficient number of subjects from different populations for the establishment of normative data, and are useful in the diagnosis and documentation of the treatment of metabolic bone disease.
mesh_terms: D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D003201:Computers; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D010011:Osteocytes / Q000166:cytology