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01-09-2016 | Musculoskeletal

MRI texture analysis of subchondral bone at the tibial plateau

Authors: James W. MacKay, Philip J. Murray, Bahman Kasmai, Glyn Johnson, Simon T. Donell, Andoni P. Toms

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 9/2016

Abstract

Objectives

To determine the feasibility of MRI texture analysis as a method of quantifying subchondral bone architecture in knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods

Asymptomatic subjects aged 20–30 (group 1, n = 10), symptomatic patients aged 40–50 (group 2, n = 10) and patients scheduled for knee replacement aged 55–85 (group 3, n = 10) underwent high spatial resolution T1-weighted coronal 3T knee MRI.

Regions of interest were created in the medial (MT) and lateral (LT) tibial subchondral bone from which 20 texture parameters were calculated. T2 mapping of the tibial cartilage was performed in groups 1 and 2. Mean parameter values were compared between groups using ANOVA. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was used to evaluate the ability of texture analysis to classify subjects correctly.

Results

Significant differences in 18/20 and 12/20 subchondral bone texture parameters were demonstrated between groups at the MT and LT respectively. There was no significant difference in mean MT or LT cartilage T2 values between group 1 and group 2.

LDA demonstrated subject classification accuracy of 97 % (95 % CI 91–100 %).

Conclusion

MRI texture analysis of tibial subchondral bone may allow detection of alteration in subchondral bone architecture in OA. This has potential applications in understanding OA pathogenesis and assessing response to treatment.

Key Points

• Improved techniques to monitor OA disease progression and treatment response are desirable

• Subchondral bone (SB) may play significant role in the development of OA

• MRI texture analysis is a method of quantifying changes in SB architecture

• Pilot study showed that this technique is feasible and reliable

• Significant differences in SB texture were demonstrated between individuals with/without OA

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Title: MRI texture analysis of subchondral bone at the tibial plateau
Authors: James W. MacKay
Philip J. Murray
Bahman Kasmai
Glyn Johnson
Simon T. Donell
Andoni P. Toms
Publication date: 01-09-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-015-4142-0

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MRI texture analysis of subchondral bone at the tibial plateau

Abstract

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Key Points

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Methods

Results

Conclusion

Key Points

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