Trabecular Bone Assessment Using Magnetic-Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Measurement | Abbreviation | Measurement Unit | Description |
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Trabecular bone volume | BV | mm3 | Trabecular bone volume at VOI, determined by gray values above threshold value |
Total bone volume | TV | mm3 | Total bone volume (VOI) |
Trabecular volume fraction | BvTv | % | Ratio between trabecular and total bone volume |
Bone specific surface | BsBv | 1/cm | Bone surface to bone volume ratio |
Trabecular thickness | TbTh | cm | Trabecular bone thickness determined by distance between bone surface above threshold value |
Trabecular separation | TbSp | cm | Mean distance between trabeculae, determined by gray values under threshold value |
Bone Measurements | Imaging Device | Mean ± SD |
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BV (mm3) | ||
µCT | 0.51 ± 0.22 | |
MRI | 0.82 ± 0.28 * | |
BvTv (%) | ||
µCT | 29.48 ± 7.95 | |
MRI | 48.86 ± 11.66 * | |
BsBv (1/cm) | ||
µCT | 146.23 ± 42.95 | |
MRI | 30.06 ± 8.50 * | |
TbTh (cm) | ||
µCT | 0.25 ± 0.07 | |
MRI | 1.28 ± 0.89 * | |
TbSp (cm) | ||
µCT | 0.58 ± 0.07 | |
MRI | 1.19 ± 0.21 * |
Paired T-Test | Pearson Correlation | |||||
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Bone Measurements | t-Value | df | 95% CI | r | p Value | |
Inf | Sup | |||||
BV | −5.8 | 6 | −0.46 | −0.189 | 0.826 | 0.01 |
BvTv | −4.49 | 6 | −29.92 | −8.81 | 0.274 | 0.27 |
BsBv | 7.93 | 7 | 81.53 | 150.80 | 0.083 | 0.43 |
TbTh | −3.17 | 6 | −1.82 | −0.23 | 0.522 | 0.11 |
TbSp | −8.45 | 6 | −0.79 | −0.43 | 0.464 | 0.14 |
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Bohner, L.; Tortamano, P.; Meier, N.; Gremse, F.; Kleinheinz, J.; Hanisch, M. Trabecular Bone Assessment Using Magnetic-Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 9282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249282
Bohner L, Tortamano P, Meier N, Gremse F, Kleinheinz J, Hanisch M. Trabecular Bone Assessment Using Magnetic-Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(24):9282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249282
Chicago/Turabian StyleBohner, Lauren, Pedro Tortamano, Norbert Meier, Felix Gremse, Johannes Kleinheinz, and Marcel Hanisch. 2020. "Trabecular Bone Assessment Using Magnetic-Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 24: 9282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249282