Novel application and validation of in vivo micro-CT to study bone modelling in 3D.

Autor: Oz U; Department of Orthodontics, Near East University School of Dentistry, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus., Ruellas AC; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.; School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan., Westgate PM; Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky., Cevidanes LH; Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan., Huja SS; Department of Orthodontics, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Orthodontics & craniofacial research [Orthod Craniofac Res] 2019 May; Vol. 22 Suppl 1, pp. 90-95.
DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12265
Abstrakt: Objectives: The aim is to highlight a novel three-dimensional (3D) imaging methodology using micro-CT scans to visualize and measure bone modelling in an animal model. In order to validate the new methodology, we compared the 3D imaging method to traditional two-dimensional (2D) histomorphometry to assess growth changes in the jaws of a rodent.
Setting and Sample Population: Rodent animal models.
Material and Methods: Eleven rats were obtained from a larger previously published study. Sixty undecalcified histological sections from the maxilla and corresponding high-resolution in vivo micro-CT reconstructions were obtained. Bone modelling changes on specific alveolar surfaces were measured using traditional histomorphometry. Measurements of bone growth were also obtained via 3D Slicer software from 3D micro-CT generated models from the same plane containing the histological images. Both qualitative and quantitative 3D methods were compared to traditional histological measurements. Quantitative agreement between methods was categorized as follows: poor (>150 μm), good (150-100 μm) and excellent (<100 μm).
Results: Both qualitative (88.3%) and quantitative (86.7%) 3D measurements showed excellent agreement, when compared to histomorphometric measurements. Only 1.7% and 5% of the comparisons exhibited poor agreement (>150 μm) for qualitative and quantitative methods, respectively.
Discussion: The new 3D superimposition method compares very favourably with traditional histology. It is likely that in the future, such methods will be used in studies of bone adaptation.
Conclusion: The 3D micro-CT qualitative and quantitative methods are reliable for measuring bone modelling changes and compare favourably to histology for the specific application described.
(© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE