Assessment Of Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture By Two Different X-Ray Microcomputed Tomographs: A Comparative Study Of The Rat Distal Tibia Using Skyscan And Scanco Devices

MEDICAL PHYSICS(2009)

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Important aspects of modern skeletal research depend on the phenotypical characterization of trabecular bone microarchitecture as assessed by microcomputed tomography (micro-CT). Until now, however, there have been no studies which compare the two most commonly utilized micro-CT devices, namely, Skyscan and Scanco. The purpose of the current study was to examine the reproducibility and accuracy of these two micro-CT devices in comparison to traditional histomorphometry in ovariectomized rats treated with either propranolol, salbutamol, or vehicle. 6 month old female Wistar rats were ovariectomized (n=48) or sham operated (n=12). OVX rats were divided into four groups and then subcutaneously injected with propranolol 0.1 mg/kg/day, propranolol 20 mg/kg/day, salbutamol 3 mg/kg/day, or vehicle for 10 weeks. At sacrifice, the left tibial trabecular bone microarchitecture was analyzed using both the micro-CT Skyscan 1072 (ex vivo) and Scanco vivaCT40 (in vivo). Histomorphometric analysis was performed on the right proximal tibia. Comparisons between the different methods were performed using regression analysis, Bland-Altman, Passing-Bablock, and Mountain plots. Correlations were highly significant for all parameters measured between the two micro-CT instruments and were less significant between histomorphometry and micro-CT measurements taken from either the Skyscan or Scanco apparatus. Micro-CT overestimated bone volume compared to histomorphometry. In the ovariectomized rat model, the two micro-CT instruments revealed the same difference between groups whereas histomorphometry revealed only the difference which displayed the largest disparity between groups. In regards to the comparison between the two micro-CT devices, Mountain plot methods indicated that BV/TV, BS/BV, and TbSp were equivalent, whereas a systematic bias was observed for TbN and TbTh. The authors were also able to describe the routine method used to determine the threshold between the two micro-CT devices, which may help explain these differences. While some minor differences in the absolute values of the morphometry parameters exist between the micro-CT measurements from the Skyscan and Scanco instruments, both of these devices display a high degree of accuracy and reproducibility.
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biomedical equipment, bone, computerised tomography, diagnostic radiography, orthopaedics
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