Cuanto: A Tool for Quantification of Bone Tissue in the Proximity of Implants

Quantitative analysis of histological images of bone-implant samples is a important step in the evaluation of bone-implant integration. However, the quantification is a tedious task when carried out manually in the light microscope. To automatize the quantification, Cuanto, a software for measurements of bone area and estimation of bone-implant contact length in histological images of boneimplant samples has been developed. The quantification result of the software is compared to manual measurements; area measurements correspond well with the manual quantification whereas significant differences in the length estimation is observed. The possibility of zooming in down to cell-level when quantifying manually is believed to render the discrepancy.