[en] On a sub-millimeter length scale, bone is a very heterogeneous material with varying mineral content. This heterogeneity can be measured by quantitative backscattered electron imaging (qBEI) and quantified by a probability distribution called the bone mineralization density distribution (BMDD). The stochastic nature of the backscattering of electrons during the measurement makes the results dependent on the acquisition time. In this work the influence of the measurement conditions was quantified and was corrected for using Tikhonov regularization. Deconvolution reduces the width of the BMDD and allows a more precise definition of a reference BMDD for healthy adults. The corrected information was used as input for a mathematical model that predicts the time evolution of the BMDD. Simulations of osteoporosis treatment reveal a double peak in the BMDD that is not observed in experiments due to limited acquisition time. Our method allows determining the necessary acquisition time to resolve such double peaks.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Lukas, C.
Kollmannsberger, P.
Ruffoni, Davide ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique > Mécanique des matériaux biologiques et bioinspirés
Roschger, P.
Fratzl, P.
Weinkamer, R.
Language :
English
Title :
The Heterogeneous Mineral Content of Bone-Using Stochastic Arguments and Simulations to Overcome Experimental Limitations
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