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ArticleEuropean radiology experimental2020

Bone microarchitectural analysis using ultra-high-resolution CT in tiger vertebra and human tibia.

Ryota Inai, Ryuichi Nakahara, Yusuke Morimitsu, Noriaki Akagi, Youhei Marukawa, Toshi Matsushita, Takashi Tanaka, Akihiro Tada, Takao Hiraki, Yoshihisa Nasu and 3 more

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Article in European radiology experimental, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ryota InaiDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan. inat2016hamburger@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6221-1431
Ryuichi NakaharaIntelligent Orthopaedic System Development, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Yusuke MorimitsuDevision of Radiology, Medical Support Department, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Noriaki AkagiDevision of Radiology, Medical Support Department, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Youhei MarukawaDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Toshi MatsushitaDevision of Radiology, Medical Support Department, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Takashi TanakaDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Akihiro TadaDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Takao HirakiDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Yoshihisa NasuMedical materials for musculoskeletal reconstruction, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Keiichiro NishidaOrthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Toshifumi OzakiOrthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Susumu KanazawaDepartment of Radiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Okayama University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo reveal trends in bone microarchitectural parameters with increasing spatial resolution on ultra-high-resolution computed tomography (UHRCT) in vivo and to compare its performance with that of conventional-resolution CT (CRCT) and micro-CT ex vivo.

methodsWe retrospectively assessed 5 tiger vertebrae ex vivo and 16 human tibiae in vivo. Seven-pattern and four-pattern resolution imaging were performed on tiger vertebra using CRCT, UHRCT, and micro-CT, and on human tibiae using UHRCT. We measured six microarchitectural parameters: volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), trabecular bone volume fraction (bone volume/total volume, BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), trabecular number (Tb.N), trabecular separation (Tb.Sp), and connectivity density (ConnD). Comparisons between different imaging resolutions were performed using Tukey or Dunnett T3 test.

resultsThe vBMD, BV/TV, Tb.N, and ConnD parameters showed an increasing trend, while Tb.Sp showed a decreasing trend both ex vivo and in vivo. Ex vivo, UHRCT at the two highest resolutions (1024- and 2048-matrix imaging with 0.25-mm slice thickness) and CRCT showed significant differences (p ≤ 0.047) in vBMD (51.4 mg/cm

conclusionsWe observed characteristic trends in microarchitectural parameters and demonstrated the potential utility of applying UHRCT for microarchitectural analysis.

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Tomography, X-Ray ComputedX-Ray MicrotomographyAnimalsBone DensityHumansIn Vitro TechniquesSpineTibiaTigersBone densityOsteoporosisTomography (x-ray computed)X-ray microtomography

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