Shuwei Zhou1,2, Lu Zhu3, Tian You1, Ping Li1, Hongrong Shen1, Yewen He1, Hui Gao1, Luyou Yan1, Zhuo He1, Ying Guo1, Yaxi Zhang1, Kun Zhang1,2. 1. Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China. 2. The College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China. 3. Department of Ultrasonography, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a common, progressive disease related to low bone mineral density (BMD). If it can be diagnosed at an early stage, osteoporosis is treatable. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is one of the current reference standards of BMD measurement, but dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is considered to be a potential alternative. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of phantomless in vivo DECT-based BMD quantification in comparison with QCT. METHODS: A total of 128 consecutive participants who underwent DECT lumbar examinations between July 2018 and February 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The density of calcium (water), hydroxyapatite (water), calcium (fat), and hydroxyapatite (fat) [DCa(Wa), DHAP(Wa), DCa(Fat) and DHAP(Fat), respectively] were measured along with BMD in the trabecular bone of lumbar level 1-2 by DECT and QCT. Linear regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between DECT- and QCT-derived BMD at both the participant level and the vertebral level. Linear regression models were quantitatively evaluated with adjusted R-square, normalized mean squared error (NMSE) and relative error (RE). Bland-Altman analysis was conducted to assess agreement between measurements. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Strong correlations were observed between DECT- and QCT-derived BMD at both the participant level and the vertebral level (adjusted R2 =0.983-0.987; NMSE = 1.6-2.1%; RElinear =0.6-0.9%). Bland-Altman plots indicated high agreement between both measurements. DCa(Fat) and DHAP(Fat) showed relatively similar and optimal predictive capability for QCT-derived BMD (both: adjusted R2 =0.987, NMSE =1.6%, RElinear =0.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Fast kVp switching DECT enabled accurate phantomless in vivo BMD quantification of the lumbar spine. DCa(Fat) and DHAP(Fat) had relatively similar and optimal predictive capability. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a common, progressive disease related to low bone mineral density (BMD). If it can be diagnosed at an early stage, osteoporosis is treatable. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) is one of the current reference standards of BMD measurement, but dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is considered to be a potential alternative. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of phantomless in vivo DECT-based BMD quantification in comparison with QCT. METHODS: A total of 128 consecutive participants who underwent DECT lumbar examinations between July 2018 and February 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The density of calcium (water), hydroxyapatite (water), calcium (fat), and hydroxyapatite (fat) [DCa(Wa), DHAP(Wa), DCa(Fat) and DHAP(Fat), respectively] were measured along with BMD in the trabecular bone of lumbar level 1-2 by DECT and QCT. Linear regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between DECT- and QCT-derived BMD at both the participant level and the vertebral level. Linear regression models were quantitatively evaluated with adjusted R-square, normalized mean squared error (NMSE) and relative error (RE). Bland-Altman analysis was conducted to assess agreement between measurements. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Strong correlations were observed between DECT- and QCT-derived BMD at both the participant level and the vertebral level (adjusted R2 =0.983-0.987; NMSE = 1.6-2.1%; RElinear =0.6-0.9%). Bland-Altman plots indicated high agreement between both measurements. DCa(Fat) and DHAP(Fat) showed relatively similar and optimal predictive capability for QCT-derived BMD (both: adjusted R2 =0.987, NMSE =1.6%, RElinear =0.6%). CONCLUSIONS: Fast kVp switching DECT enabled accurate phantomless in vivo BMD quantification of the lumbar spine. DCa(Fat) and DHAP(Fat) had relatively similar and optimal predictive capability. 2021 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
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Keywords:
Bone density; X-ray computed; lumbar vertebrae; osteoporosis; tomography
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