Experimental testing and biomechanical CT analysis of Chinese cadaveric vertebrae with different modeling approaches
Wei Yi, Wentian Feng, Guanghui Li, Zuchang Li, Zaiwei Liu, Xiaoguang Cheng, Haisheng Yang
Abstract
) values of 0.89-0.98. These results, based on a cohort of Chinese vertebral cadavers, suggest that BCT is superior over aBMD to consistently predict vertebral mechanical characteristics, regardless of the modeling approaches of choice.
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Cadaveric spasmQuantitative computed tomographyBone mineralOsteoporosisStiffnessMedicineBone densityOrthodonticsBiomechanicsCompression (physics)Biomedical engineeringMaterials scienceNuclear medicineAnatomyComposite materialInternal medicineBone health and osteoporosis researchBone and Joint DiseasesMedical Imaging and Analysis