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In Vitro Ultrasound Measurement at the Human Femur

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Measurements of broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) represent an established means of skeletal status assessment in osteoporosis. Today, the skeletal site that is the most widely used clinically is the calcaneus (heel bone). However, we hypothesized that fracture risk predictions could be improved if ultrasound measurements were performed directly at the main site of fracture, e.g., the proximal femur. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate in vitro the feasibility of quantitative ultra sound (QUS) imaging at the upper part of fee femur, and to investigate the relationships of BUA to bone mineral density (BMD). Forty-four excise human femurs were measured in transmission with a pair of focused 0.5-MHz central frequency transducers. Two-dimensional scans were performed, and the radio frequency (rf) signals were recorded at each measurement point. A data acceptance criterion for region of interest (ROI) selection was established based on the linearity of the frequency-dependent attenuation. Five measurements with repositioning were performed on each sample to determine the reproducibility. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans have been performed on the samples for BMD measurements: Three ROIs were selected in the specimens: greater, trochanter intertrochanteric, and femoral neck regions. Coefficient of variations were in the range 1.6% to 2.5 %. The determination coefficients (r2) between BUA and BMD in site-matched ROIs were 0.81, 0.78, and 0.73, respectively, for the greater trochanteric, intertrochanteric, and femoral neck regions. Our results are consistent with data previously shown at the calcaneus and demonstrate the feasibility of QUS measurements at the femur in vitro, with reasonable reproducibility.

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    F. Padilla, L. Akrout & P. Laugier

  2. Centre d’Evaluation des Maladies Osseuses, Hôpital Cochin, Université René Descartes, Paris, France

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Padilla, F., Akrout, L., Kolta, S. et al. In Vitro Ultrasound Measurement at the Human Femur. Calcif Tissue Int 75, 421–430 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-004-0216-8

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