Assessment of bone densitometry using radiography with a step-wedge phantom: a pilot study of the forearm.
Radiographic absorptiometry (RA)
bone mineral density (BMD)
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
forearm
Journal
Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
ISSN: 2223-4292
Titre abrégé: Quant Imaging Med Surg
Pays: China
ID NLM: 101577942
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
25
08
2021
accepted:
11
01
2022
entrez:
3
6
2022
pubmed:
4
6
2022
medline:
4
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Radiographic absorptiometry (RA) is one of the earliest methods of bone densitometry and has been used to measure the phalanges and metacarpals where soft tissue attenuation is minimal. The aim of this study was to determine whether the technique can be adapted to correct for soft tissue attenuation and measure areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in the forearm. A total of 51 patients referred for a clinical spine and hip dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) examination and 8 young and middle-aged volunteers were recruited to this study. The first 29 participants (20 women, 9 men, aged 61±14 years) served as the training cohort, and the remaining 30 (20 women, 10 men, aged 55±16 years) comprised the validation cohort. All participants underwent a DXA scan of their non-dominant forearm, and a digital X-ray image of the same arm was acquired with a step phantom. Identical regions of interest (ROIs) in the radius and ulna at the one-third radius site were measured on the X-ray and DXA images, and a soft tissue ROI was measured on X-ray images between the radius and ulna. The X-ray measurements in the training cohort were expressed as equivalent step phantom thickness (Eq. SPT) and used to estimate forearm aBMD using a linear equation calibrated against the DXA scans. Estimates of forearm aBMD made from the digital X-ray images acquired in the validation cohort were compared with the results of the DXA scans. Digital X-ray estimates of radius and ulna aBMD at the one-third radius site in the validation cohort showed a good correlation with GE-Lunar iDXA scanner measurements (r=0.795; P<0.001). The Bland-Altman plot had a mean bias of -0.002 g/cm Digital X-ray estimates of proximal forearm aBMD corrected for soft tissue attenuation correlated with DXA measurements with correlation coefficients comparable to those seen for other peripheral bone densitometry technologies.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Radiographic absorptiometry (RA) is one of the earliest methods of bone densitometry and has been used to measure the phalanges and metacarpals where soft tissue attenuation is minimal. The aim of this study was to determine whether the technique can be adapted to correct for soft tissue attenuation and measure areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in the forearm.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A total of 51 patients referred for a clinical spine and hip dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) examination and 8 young and middle-aged volunteers were recruited to this study. The first 29 participants (20 women, 9 men, aged 61±14 years) served as the training cohort, and the remaining 30 (20 women, 10 men, aged 55±16 years) comprised the validation cohort. All participants underwent a DXA scan of their non-dominant forearm, and a digital X-ray image of the same arm was acquired with a step phantom. Identical regions of interest (ROIs) in the radius and ulna at the one-third radius site were measured on the X-ray and DXA images, and a soft tissue ROI was measured on X-ray images between the radius and ulna. The X-ray measurements in the training cohort were expressed as equivalent step phantom thickness (Eq. SPT) and used to estimate forearm aBMD using a linear equation calibrated against the DXA scans. Estimates of forearm aBMD made from the digital X-ray images acquired in the validation cohort were compared with the results of the DXA scans.
Results
UNASSIGNED
Digital X-ray estimates of radius and ulna aBMD at the one-third radius site in the validation cohort showed a good correlation with GE-Lunar iDXA scanner measurements (r=0.795; P<0.001). The Bland-Altman plot had a mean bias of -0.002 g/cm
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
Digital X-ray estimates of proximal forearm aBMD corrected for soft tissue attenuation correlated with DXA measurements with correlation coefficients comparable to those seen for other peripheral bone densitometry technologies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35655834
doi: 10.21037/qims-21-842
pii: qims-12-06-3340
pmc: PMC9131340
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
3340-3350Informations de copyright
2022 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://qims.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/qims-21-842/coif). Klaus Engelke is a part-time employee of BioClinica, Inc. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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