  High resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is an
imaging technique capable of imaging trabecular bone in-vivo. HR-pQCT has a
wide range of applications, primarily focused on bone to improve our
understanding of musculoskeletal diseases, assess epidemiological associations,
and evaluate the effects of pharmaceutical interventions. Processing HR-pQCT
images has largely been supported using the scanner manufacturer scripting
language (Image Processing Language, IPL, Scanco Medical). However, by
expanding image processing workflows outside of the scanner manufacturer
software environment, users have the flexibility to apply more advanced
mathematical techniques and leverage modern software packages to improve image
processing. The ORMIR_XCT Python package was developed to reimplement some
existing IPL workflows and provide an open and reproducible package allowing
for the development of advanced HR-pQCT data processing workflows.
