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Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers

Osteoporosis causes fragile bone, and bone microstructural quality is a critical determinant of bone strength and fracture risk. This study pursues technical validation of novel CT‐based methods for assessment of peripheral bone microstructure together with a human pilot study examining relationship...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xiaoliu, Comellas, Alejandro P, Regan, Elizabeth A, Guha, Indranil, Shibli‐Rahhal, Amal, Rubin, Mishaela R, DiCamillo, Paul A, Letuchy, Elena M, Barr, R Graham, Hoffman, Eric A, Saha, Punam K
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Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8101620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33977202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10484
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author Zhang, Xiaoliu
Comellas, Alejandro P
Regan, Elizabeth A
Guha, Indranil
Shibli‐Rahhal, Amal
Rubin, Mishaela R
DiCamillo, Paul A
Letuchy, Elena M
Barr, R Graham
Hoffman, Eric A
Saha, Punam K
author_facet Zhang, Xiaoliu
Comellas, Alejandro P
Regan, Elizabeth A
Guha, Indranil
Shibli‐Rahhal, Amal
Rubin, Mishaela R
DiCamillo, Paul A
Letuchy, Elena M
Barr, R Graham
Hoffman, Eric A
Saha, Punam K
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description Osteoporosis causes fragile bone, and bone microstructural quality is a critical determinant of bone strength and fracture risk. This study pursues technical validation of novel CT‐based methods for assessment of peripheral bone microstructure together with a human pilot study examining relationships between bone microstructure and vertebral fractures in smokers. To examine the accuracy and reproducibility of the methods, repeat ultra‐high‐resolution (UHR) CT and micro‐CT scans of cadaveric ankle specimens were acquired. Thirty smokers from the University of Iowa COPDGene cohort were recruited at their 5‐year follow‐up visits. Chest CT scans, collected under the parent study, were used to assess vertebral fractures. UHR CT scans of distal tibia were acquired for this pilot study to obtain peripheral cortical and trabecular bone (Cb and Tb) measures. UHR CT‐derived Tb measures, including volumetric bone mineral density (BMD), network area, transverse trabecular density, and mean plate width, showed high correlation (r > 0.901) with their micro‐CT‐derived values over small regions of interest (ROIs). Both Cb and Tb measures showed high reproducibility—intra‐class correlation (ICC) was greater than 0.99 for all Tb measures except erosion index and greater than 0.97 for all Cb measures. Female sex was associated with lower transverse Tb density (p < 0.1), higher Tb spacing (p < 0.05), and lower cortical thickness (p < 0.001). Participants with vertebral fractures had significantly degenerated values (p < 0.05) for all Tb measures except thickness. There were no statistically significant differences for Cb measures between non‐fracture and fracture groups. Vertebral fracture‐group differences of Tb measures remained significant after adjustment with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) status. Although current smokers at baseline had more fractures—81.8% versus 63.2% for former smokers—the difference was not statistically significant. This pilot cross‐sectional human study demonstrates CT‐based peripheral bone microstructural differences among smokers with and without vertebral fractures. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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spelling pubmed-81016202021-05-10 Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers Zhang, Xiaoliu Comellas, Alejandro P Regan, Elizabeth A Guha, Indranil Shibli‐Rahhal, Amal Rubin, Mishaela R DiCamillo, Paul A Letuchy, Elena M Barr, R Graham Hoffman, Eric A Saha, Punam K JBMR Plus Original Articles Osteoporosis causes fragile bone, and bone microstructural quality is a critical determinant of bone strength and fracture risk. This study pursues technical validation of novel CT‐based methods for assessment of peripheral bone microstructure together with a human pilot study examining relationships between bone microstructure and vertebral fractures in smokers. To examine the accuracy and reproducibility of the methods, repeat ultra‐high‐resolution (UHR) CT and micro‐CT scans of cadaveric ankle specimens were acquired. Thirty smokers from the University of Iowa COPDGene cohort were recruited at their 5‐year follow‐up visits. Chest CT scans, collected under the parent study, were used to assess vertebral fractures. UHR CT scans of distal tibia were acquired for this pilot study to obtain peripheral cortical and trabecular bone (Cb and Tb) measures. UHR CT‐derived Tb measures, including volumetric bone mineral density (BMD), network area, transverse trabecular density, and mean plate width, showed high correlation (r > 0.901) with their micro‐CT‐derived values over small regions of interest (ROIs). Both Cb and Tb measures showed high reproducibility—intra‐class correlation (ICC) was greater than 0.99 for all Tb measures except erosion index and greater than 0.97 for all Cb measures. Female sex was associated with lower transverse Tb density (p < 0.1), higher Tb spacing (p < 0.05), and lower cortical thickness (p < 0.001). Participants with vertebral fractures had significantly degenerated values (p < 0.05) for all Tb measures except thickness. There were no statistically significant differences for Cb measures between non‐fracture and fracture groups. Vertebral fracture‐group differences of Tb measures remained significant after adjustment with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) status. Although current smokers at baseline had more fractures—81.8% versus 63.2% for former smokers—the difference was not statistically significant. This pilot cross‐sectional human study demonstrates CT‐based peripheral bone microstructural differences among smokers with and without vertebral fractures. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8101620/ /pubmed/33977202 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10484 Text en © 2021 The Authors. JBMR Plus published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Articles
Zhang, Xiaoliu
Comellas, Alejandro P
Regan, Elizabeth A
Guha, Indranil
Shibli‐Rahhal, Amal
Rubin, Mishaela R
DiCamillo, Paul A
Letuchy, Elena M
Barr, R Graham
Hoffman, Eric A
Saha, Punam K
Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers
title Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers
title_full Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers
title_fullStr Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers
title_short Quantitative CT‐Based Methods for Bone Microstructural Measures and Their Relationships With Vertebral Fractures in a Pilot Study on Smokers
title_sort quantitative ct‐based methods for bone microstructural measures and their relationships with vertebral fractures in a pilot study on smokers
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8101620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33977202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10484
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