Gaurav K Thawait1, Shadpour Demehri2, Abdullah AlMuhit3, Wojciech Zbijweski4, John Yorkston5, Filippo Del Grande6, Bashir Zikria7, John A Carrino8, Jeffrey H Siewerdsen9. 1. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: gthawai1@jhmi.edu. 2. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: sdemehr1@jhmi.edu. 3. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: almuhit@gmail.com. 4. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: wzbijewski@jhu.du. 5. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: john.yorkston@carestream.com. 6. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: filippo.delgrande@gmail.com. 7. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: bzikria2@jhmi.edu. 8. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: carrinoj@hss.edu. 9. Johns Hopkins University, 601 N. Caroline Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: jeff.siewerdsen@jhu.edu.
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PURPOSE: To investigate differences in joint space width (JSW) and meniscal extrusion (ME) between non-weight bearing (NWB) and weight bearing (WB) examinations of knee joints with medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) using a cone-beam CT (CBCT) extremity imaging system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this IRB approved prospective study, informed consent was obtained for 17 patients symptomatic for OA (11 F,6 M; 31-78 years, mean 56 years) and 18 asymptomatic controls (0 F,18 M; 29-48 years, mean 38.5 years) enrolled for CBCT exams in NWB and WB positions. Three independent observers measured medial tibiofemoral JSW and ME. Measurements were compared between NWB and WB images using paired Wilcoxon signed-rank sum test. RESULTS: OA subjects exhibited a statistically significant reduction in JSW between NWB and WB scans (average JSW(NWB)(OA)=2.1 mm and JSW(WB)(OA)=1.5 mm, p=0.016) and increase in ME (average ME(NWB)(OA)=6.9 mm and ME(WB)(OA)=8.2 mm, p=0.018)). For non-OA subjects, the change in JSW and ME between NWB and WB exams was reduced (average JSW(NWB)(nonOA)=3.7 mm and JSW(WB)(nonOA)=3.4 mm; average ME(NWB)(nonOA)=2.6 mm and ME(WB)(nonOA)=2.7 mm) and was not statistically significant. Inter-observer agreement was evaluated using Bland-Altman limits of agreement, with good agreement for all measurements (correlation coefficient 0.89-0.98). CONCLUSION: The ability to conduct NWB and WB exams in CBCT with a dose profile that is favorable in comparison to multidetector CT (MDCT) and with image quality sufficient for morphological analysis of joint space narrowing and meniscal extrusion could provide a valuable tool for OA diagnosis and treatment assessment.
PURPOSE: To investigate differences in joint space width (JSW) and meniscal extrusion (ME) between non-weight bearing (NWB) and weight bearing (WB) examinations of knee joints with medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) using a cone-beam CT (CBCT) extremity imaging system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this IRB approved prospective study, informed consent was obtained for 17 patients symptomatic for OA (11 F,6 M; 31-78 years, mean 56 years) and 18 asymptomatic controls (0 F,18 M; 29-48 years, mean 38.5 years) enrolled for CBCT exams in NWB and WB positions. Three independent observers measured medial tibiofemoral JSW and ME. Measurements were compared between NWB and WB images using paired Wilcoxon signed-rank sum test. RESULTS: OA subjects exhibited a statistically significant reduction in JSW between NWB and WB scans (average JSW(NWB)(OA)=2.1 mm and JSW(WB)(OA)=1.5 mm, p=0.016) and increase in ME (average ME(NWB)(OA)=6.9 mm and ME(WB)(OA)=8.2 mm, p=0.018)). For non-OA subjects, the change in JSW and ME between NWB and WB exams was reduced (average JSW(NWB)(nonOA)=3.7 mm and JSW(WB)(nonOA)=3.4 mm; average ME(NWB)(nonOA)=2.6 mm and ME(WB)(nonOA)=2.7 mm) and was not statistically significant. Inter-observer agreement was evaluated using Bland-Altman limits of agreement, with good agreement for all measurements (correlation coefficient 0.89-0.98). CONCLUSION: The ability to conduct NWB and WB exams in CBCT with a dose profile that is favorable in comparison to multidetector CT (MDCT) and with image quality sufficient for morphological analysis of joint space narrowing and meniscal extrusion could provide a valuable tool for OA diagnosis and treatment assessment.
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