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Figure 5

From: Knee subchondral bone perfusion and its relationship to marrow fat and trabeculation on multi-parametric MRI and micro-CT in experimental CKD

Figure 5

μCT analysis of the subchondral bone marrow architecture in the control and CKD groups. Four ROIs including bone marrows of the lateral femoral subchondral bone (LFSCB), lateral tibial subchondral bone (LTSCB), medial femoral subchondral bone (MFSCB), and medial tibial subchondral bone (MTSCB) were assessed and four parameters including (a) trabecular thickness Tb.Th (unit: µm), (b) trabecular number Tb.N (unit: µm−1), (c) bone volume divided by total volume BV/TV (unit: %), and (d) trabecular separation Tb.Sp (unit: µm) were measured at week 44 in the right knees of all rats. Subchondral bone marrows with significantly decreased Tb.Th, Tb.N, and BV/TV (a,b,c) and significantly increased in Tb.Sp (d) can be observed in the CKD group.

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