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ArticleScientific reports2017

Vascular channels in metacarpophalangeal joints: a comparative histologic and high-resolution imaging study.

A Scharmga, K K Keller, M Peters, A van Tubergen, J P van den Bergh, B van Rietbergen, R Weijers, D Loeffen, E M Hauge, P Geusens

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  3. Comparison of bone structure and microstructure in the metacarpal heads between patients with psoriatic arthritis and healthy controls: an HR-pQCT study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020
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  4. Impaired bone microarchitecture in distal interphalangeal joints in patients with primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy assessed by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2020
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10 authors.

A ScharmgaDepartment of Medicine, division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
K K KellerDepartment of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
M PetersDepartment of Medicine, division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
A van TubergenDepartment of Medicine, division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J P van den BerghDepartment of Medicine, division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
B van RietbergenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
R WeijersDepartment of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
D LoeffenDepartment of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
E M HaugeDepartment of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
P GeusensDepartment of Medicine, division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. piet.geusens@scarlet.be.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated whether cortical interruptions classified as vascular channel (VC) on high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) could be confirmed by histology. We subsequently evaluated the image characteristics of histologically identified VCs on matched single and multiplane HR-pQCT images. Four 3-mm thick portions in three anatomic metacarpophalangeal joint specimens were selected for histologic sectioning. First, VCs identified with HR-pQCT were examined for confirmation on histology. Second and independently, VCs identified by histology were matched to single and multiplane HR-pQCT images to assess for presence of cortical interruptions. Only one out of five cortical interruptions suggestive for VC on HR-pQCT could be confirmed on histology. In contrast, 52 VCs were identified by histology of which 39 (75%) could be classified as cortical interruption or periosteal excavation on matched single HR-pQCT slices. On multiplane HR-pQCT images, 11 (21%) showed a cortical interruption in at least two consecutive slices in two planes, 36 (69%) in at least one slice in two planes and five (10%) showed no cortical interruption. Substantially more VCs were present in histology sections than initially suggested by HR-pQCT. The small size and heterogeneous presentation, limit the identification as VC on HR-pQCT.

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Blood VesselsCorrelation of DataCortical BoneHistocytochemistryHumansMetacarpophalangeal JointTomography, X-Ray

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PMID28827584
PMCPMC5566954

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