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ArticleSpectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy2025

Optimizing number of Raman spectra using an artificial neural network guided Monte Carlo simulation approach to analyze human cortical bone.

Safa Unal, Murat Mayda, Jeffry S Nyman, Mustafa Unal

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Article in Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Safa UnalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman 70200, Turkey.
Murat MaydaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman 70200, Turkey.
Jeffry S NymanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Ave. S., Suite 4200, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 5824 Stevenson Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, 1310 24(th) Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
Mustafa UnalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman 70200, Turkey; Department of Bioengineering, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman 70200, Turkey; Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman 70200, Turkey; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 020115, USA; The Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, BIDMC, Boston, MA 020115, USA. Electronic address: munal@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Funding

The Roles of Collagen and Water in the Fracture Resistance of BoneR01AR063157 · NIAMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI NYMAN, JEFFRY STEPHEN · 2012 to 2025
$3.9M
Advancing Raman spectroscopy toward the clinical assessment of bone qualityR21AR073133 · NIAMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI NYMAN, JEFFRY STEPHEN · 2018 to 2019
$394k
BLRD VA I01 BX004297NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR063157NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR073133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents a novel methodology for optimizing the number of Raman spectra required per sample for human bone compositional analysis. The methodology integrates Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS). We demonstrate the robustness of ANN in enabling prediction of Raman spectroscopy-based bone quality properties even with limited spectral inputs. The ANN algorithms tailored to individual sex and age groups, which enhance the specificity and accuracy of predictions in bone quality properties. In addition, ANN guided MCS systematically explores the variability and uncertainty inherent in different sample sizes and spectral datasets, leading to the identification of an optimal number of spectra per sample for characterizing human bone tissues. The findings suggest that as low as 2 spectra are sufficient for biochemical analysis of bone, with R

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Cortical BoneMonte Carlo MethodNeural Networks, ComputerSpectrum Analysis, RamanAdultAgedAlgorithmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultArtificial intelligenceArtificial neural networkBoneBone qualityMonte Carlo simulationRaman spectroscopy

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PMID39217957
PMCPMC11560527

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