Reproducibility and error sources of micro-MRI-based trabecular bone structural parameters of the distal radius and tibia

• Published in: Bone (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 266 - 276
• Main Authors: Gomberg, B R, Wehrli, F W, Vasilić, B, Weening, R H, Saha, P K, Song, H K, Wright, A C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Radius - anatomy & histology; Reproducibility of Results; Tibia - anatomy & histology

The mechanical competence of trabecular bone is significantly determined, next to material density, by its three-dimensional (3D) structure. Recent advances in micromagnetic resonance imaging (micro-MRI) acquisition and processing techniques allow the 3D trabecular structure to be analyzed in vivo a...