High-resolution MRI and micro-CT in an ex vivo rabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection model of osteoarthritis
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High-resolution MRI and micro-CT in an ex vivo rabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection model of osteoarthritis
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of using non-invasive, multi-modality imaging techniques to quantify disease progression in a rabbit model of experimentally induced osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods: High-resolution 4-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) techniques were implemented and validated in an ex vivo rabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model of OA. A three-dimensional (3-D) rigid body registration technique was executed and evaluated to allow combined MR-CT analysis in co-registered image volumes of the knee.
Results: The 3-D MRI and micro-CT data formats made it possible to quantify cartilage damage, joint-space, and osseous changes in the rabbit ACLT model of OA. Spoiled gradient-recalled echo and fast-spin echo (FSE) sequences were jointly used to evaluate femorotibial cartilage and determine the sensitivity (78.3%) and specificity (95.3%) of 4-T MRI to detect clinically significant cartilage lesions. Overall precision error of the micro-CT technique for analysis of joint-space, volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), and bone volume fraction (BV/TV) was 1.8%, 1.2%, and 2.0%, respectively. Co-registration of the 3-D data sets was achieved to within 0.36 mm for completed intermodality registrations, 0.22 mm for extrapolated intramodality registrations, and 0.50mm for extrapolated intermodality registrations.
Conclusions: These results indicate that high-resolution 4-T MRI and micro-CT can be used to accurately quantify cartilage damage and calcified tissue changes in the rabbit ACLT model of OA. In addition, image volumes can be successfully co-registered to facilitate a comprehensive multi-modality examination of localized changes in both soft tissue and bone within the rabbit femorotibial joint.
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