Trabecular bone structure of the calcaneus: Preliminary in vivo MR imaging assessment in men with osteoporosis
Trabecular bone structure of the calcaneus: Preliminary in vivo MR imaging assessment in men with osteoporosis
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DOI:
10.1148/radiol.2273020420
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发表时间:
2003-06-01
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影响因子:
19.7
通讯作者:
Cotten, A
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作者:
Boutry, N;Cortet, B;Cotten, A
PURPOSE: To use magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to evaluate potential differences in bone structure between men with and men without osteoporosis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sagittal MR images of the calcaneus were obtained in 50 men (26 patients with osteoporosis and 24 age-matched healthy control subjects). Osteoporosis was defined as a low bone mineral density (at least 2.5 SDs below the normal value for young adults at either the lumbar spine or proximal femur) as measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Seventeen patients had a history of osteoporotic fractures. For each participant, 10 consecutive sagittal three-dimensional gradient-echo MR sections were analyzed by using a rectangular region of interest. Twenty structural measurements were obtained from these images. Additionally, density measurements at the calcaneus were obtained in 46 participants. The significance of differences between the two groups was calculated by using the unpaired Student t test. The odds ratios for fracture per 1 SD decrease in the control group were calculated with logistic regression analysis. Adjustment for participant weight and height was performed if necessary.RESULTS: Thirteen of 20 structural parameters, especially connectivity parameters, showed significant differences between control subjects and patients (P