Local variations in bone mineral density: a comparison of OCT versus x-ray micro-CT

Nadya Ugryumova; Jenna Stevens-Smith; Andrew Scutt; Stephen J. Matcher

doi:10.1117/12.763578

18 February 2008 Local variations in bone mineral density: a comparison of OCT versus x-ray micro-CT

Nadya Ugryumova, Jenna Stevens-Smith, Andrew Scutt, Stephen J. Matcher

Proceedings Volume 6847, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine XII; 684725 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763578
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We describe variations in the degree of mineralisation within the subchondral bone plate of the equine metacarpophalangeal joint. A comparison of Optical Coherence Tomography, Micro CT, and SEM techniques was performed. These data are compared between sites on a healthy sample and at points on an osteoarthritically degenerated sample. No significant correlation was found between the optical scattering coefficient and the micro-CT derived BMD for comparisons between different sites on the bone surface. Also OCT demonstrated a larger regional variation in scattering coefficient than did micro CT for bone mineral density. This suggests that the optical scattering coefficient of bone is not related solely to the volume-density of calcium-phosphate. Patches of lower optical scattering coefficient were found in the bone structure that was related to the osteoarthritic lesion area on the overlying cartilage. Areas of microcracking, as revealed by both SEM and micro CT produced distinctive granularity in the OCT images. In further experiments, OCT was compared with micro CT and mechanical strength testing (3-point bending) in a small animal model of cardiovascular disease (cholesterol overload in mice). In the cardiovascular diseased mice, micro-CT of the trabecular bone did not demonstrate a significant change in trabecular bone mineral density before and after administration of the high cholesterol diet. However mechanical testing demonstrated a decrease in mechanical strength and OCT demonstrated a corresponding statistically significant decrease in optical scattering of the bone.

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Nadya Ugryumova, Jenna Stevens-Smith, Andrew Scutt, and Stephen J. Matcher "Local variations in bone mineral density: a comparison of OCT versus x-ray micro-CT", Proc. SPIE 6847, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine XII, 684725 (18 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763578

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