Original Article
copied = false, 2000)" class="-mt-1 cursor-pointer flex hover:bg-neutralLight items-center p-1 rounded-sm">
Magnetic resonance imaging of bone and muscle traits at the hip: an in vivo precision study
J.D. Johnston1,2, L. Liao2, A.T. Dolovich1,2, D.A. Leswick3, S.A. Kontulainen2,4
1.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
2.
Division of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
3.
Department of Medical Imaging, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
4.
College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Abstract
Objective: To determine the in vivo precision of MRI-based measures of bone and muscle traits at the hip. Methods: Left proximal femoral neck and shaft of 14 participants (5M:9F; age:21-68) were scanned 3 times using a 1.5T MRI. Commercial and custom image processing methods were used to derive bone geometry and strength traits at the proximal femoral neck and shaft along with muscle area of various muscle groups at the shaft site. For precision, root mean square coefficients of variation (CVrms) and standard deviations (SDrms) were calculated. Results: At the femoral neck, CVrms for area-based bone measures ranged between 1.7-5.0%; CVrms for cortical thickness varied from 4.7 to 5.6%; and CVrms for bending, torsional and buckling-based strength indices ranged between 4.6-7.1%. At the femoral shaft, CVrms for bone area ranged between 1.2-3.0%; CVrms for cortical thickness varied from 1.7 to 2.0%; and CVrms for bending and buckling-based strength indices ranged between 1.4-3.1%. For muscle area, CVrms ranged between 1.3-4.5%. Conclusions: MRI-based measures of bone and muscle traits at the proximal femoral neck and shaft demonstrated in vivo precision errors <7.1%. MRI is a promising 3D technique for monitoring changes in bone and muscle at the clinically important hip.
Keywords
Views:
Downloads: