Three-dimensional evaluation of human jaw bone microarchitecture: correlation between the microarchitectural parameters of cone beam computed tomography and micro-computer tomography

Jo-Eun Kim; Won-Jin Yi; Min-Suk Heo; Sam-Sun Lee; Soon-Chul Choi; Kyung-Hoe Huh

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2015.08.022

Three-dimensional evaluation of human jaw bone microarchitecture: correlation between the microarchitectural parameters of cone beam computed tomography and micro-computer tomography

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2015 Dec;120(6):762-70. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.08.022. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

Authors

Jo-Eun Kim¹, Won-Jin Yi², Min-Suk Heo², Sam-Sun Lee², Soon-Chul Choi², Kyung-Hoe Huh³

Affiliations

¹ Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: Future3@snu.ac.kr.

PMID: 26548728
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.08.022

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the potential feasibility of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the assessment of trabecular bone microarchitecture.

Study design: Sixty-eight specimens from four pairs of human jaw were scanned using both micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) of 19.37-μm voxel size and CBCT of 100-μm voxel size. The correlation of 3-dimensional parameters between CBCT and micro-CT was evaluated.

Results: All parameters, except bone-specific surface and trabecular thickness, showed linear correlations between the 2 imaging modalities (P < .05). Among the parameters, bone volume, percent bone volume, trabecular separation, and degree of anisotropy (DA) of CBCT images showed strong correlations with those of micro-CT images. DA showed the strongest correlation (r = 0.693).

Conclusions: Most microarchitectural parameters from CBCT were correlated with those from micro-CT. Some microarchitectural parameters, especially DA, could be used as strong predictors of bone quality in the human jaw.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cadaver
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
In Vitro Techniques
Mandible / diagnostic imaging*
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
X-Ray Microtomography*