Huart Jeremy, Pozzi Antonio, Bleedorn Jason, Lu Tung-Wu, Knell Sebastian, Park Brian
Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, Department for Small Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States.
Front Vet Sci. 2024 Jul 10;11:1366827. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1366827. eCollection 2024.
Bone morphometry varies among dogs of different sizes and breeds. Studying these differences may help understand the predisposition of certain breeds for specific orthopedic pathologies. This study aimed to develop a statistical shape model (SSM) of the femur, patella, and tibia of dogs without any clinical orthopeadic abnormalities to analyze and compare morphological variations based on body weight and breed. A total of 97 CT scans were collected from different facilities and divided based on breed and body weight. The 3D models of the bones were obtained and aligned to a coordinate system. The SSM was created using principal component analysis (PCA) to analyze shape variations. The study found that the first few modes of variation accounted for a significant percentage of the total variation, with size/scale being the most prominent factor. The results provide valuable insights into normal anatomical variations and can be used for future research in understanding pathological bone morphologies and developing 3D imaging algorithms in veterinary medicine.
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