连续有限元分析将两种不同图像分辨率的 CT 扫描仪之间的小梁骨微观结构强度测量进行了推广。

Continuum finite element analysis generalizestrabecular bone microstructural strength measures between two CT scanners with different image resolution.

机构信息

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States of America.

Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States of America.

出版信息

Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2023 Feb 22;9(2):025012. doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/acbb0a.

Abstract

Fragility of trabecular bone (Tb) microstructure is increased in osteoporosis, which is associated with rapid bone loss and enhanced fracture-risk. Accurate assessment of Tb strength usingimaging available in clinical settings will be significant for management of osteoporosis and understanding its pathogenesis. Emerging CT technology, featured with high image resolution, fast scan-speed, and wide clinical access, is a promising alternative forTb imaging. However, variation in image resolution among different CT scanners pose a major hurdle in CT-based bone studies. This paper presents nonlinear continuum finite element (FE) methods for computation of Tb strength fromCT imaging and evaluates their generalizability between two scanners with different image resolution. Continuum FE-based measures of Tb strength under different loading conditions were found to be highly reproducible (ICC ≥ 0.93) using ankle images of twenty healthy volunteers acquired on low- and high-resolution CT scanners 44.6 ± 2.7 days apart. FE stress propagation was mostly confined to Tb micro-network (2.3 ± 1.7 MPa) with nominal leakages over the marrow space (0.4 ± 0.5 MPa) complying with the fundamental principle of mechanics atimaging. In summary, nonlinear continuum FE-based Tb strength measures are reproducible among different CT scanners and suitable for multi-site longitudinal human studies.

摘要

小梁骨(Tb)微结构的脆弱性在骨质疏松症中增加,这与快速的骨丢失和增强的骨折风险有关。使用临床环境中可用的成像技术准确评估 Tb 强度对于骨质疏松症的管理和了解其发病机制将是非常重要的。新兴的 CT 技术具有高图像分辨率、快速扫描速度和广泛的临床应用,是 Tb 成像的一种很有前途的替代方法。然而,不同 CT 扫描仪之间的图像分辨率差异是 CT 骨研究中的一个主要障碍。本文提出了用于从 CT 成像计算 Tb 强度的非线性连续体有限元(FE)方法,并评估了它们在具有不同图像分辨率的两种扫描仪之间的通用性。使用在低分辨率和高分辨率 CT 扫描仪上采集的相隔 44.6 ± 2.7 天的 20 名健康志愿者的踝关节图像,发现不同加载条件下基于连续体 FE 的 Tb 强度测量具有高度可重复性(ICC ≥ 0.93)。FE 应力传播主要局限于 Tb 微网络(2.3 ± 1.7 MPa),而骨髓空间的名义泄漏(0.4 ± 0.5 MPa)符合力学在成像中的基本原理。总之,基于非线性连续体 FE 的 Tb 强度测量在不同的 CT 扫描仪之间具有可重复性,适用于多站点的人类纵向研究。

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