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Precise and detailed three-dimensional geometry of the human body and mass density distribution of various tissues and skeletal structures are essential in many aspects of research related to biomechanics. This paper describes a data base consisting of such quantities. The computerized tomographic technique is used to derive this data base. The experimental procedure is described first, followed by a description of the structure of the data base, concluding with suggestions for possible applications of the data base.
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Huang, H.K., Shiu, M., Suarez, F.R. (1980). Anatomical cross-sectional geometry and density distribution data base. In: Chang, S.K., Fu, K.S. (eds) Pictorial Information Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-09757-0_13
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