Bone mass, its distribution, bone geometry, microstructure variation contributes to bone strength. Accurate quantification of bone properties requires advanced modalities to be able to capture the details of trabecular or cortical compartments. Imaging to assess trabecular and cortical bone morphology has grown immensely, and the use of quantitative bone imaging methods, both in-vivo or in-vitro, like Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, High Resolution Computed Tomography, and Micro-CT, has brought opportunities to estimate the bone biomechanical properties non-invasively, with acceptable accuracy and precision.
All above-mentioned progress on imaging relies on imaging hardware improvements that took place within the last two decades and which brought to the possibility of detecting the details of bone microstructure. However, all these modalities have their own limitations which need to be considered before deciding what is the most appropriate technique to be used.
Thus, it is fundamental to use appropriate imaging modality(ies) based on the specific hypothesis and research questions. Any failure in the selection of the appropriate imaging method(s) will end up in unexpected and unreliable outcomes which may lead to inaccurate conclusions.
Our editorial team aims at bringing together manuscripts on how to use the imaging hardware and software to achieve accurate outcomes by considering the appropriate bone imaging techniques.
This Research Topic welcomes original articles, reviews, method articles, hypotheses, perspectives, and technology & code articles. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Non-invasive bone imaging methods;
- Advances on new imaging hardware and software for addressing bone quality;
- New imaging techniques for assessing trabecular and cortical bone morphology.
Bone mass, its distribution, bone geometry, microstructure variation contributes to bone strength. Accurate quantification of bone properties requires advanced modalities to be able to capture the details of trabecular or cortical compartments. Imaging to assess trabecular and cortical bone morphology has grown immensely, and the use of quantitative bone imaging methods, both in-vivo or in-vitro, like Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, High Resolution Computed Tomography, and Micro-CT, has brought opportunities to estimate the bone biomechanical properties non-invasively, with acceptable accuracy and precision.
All above-mentioned progress on imaging relies on imaging hardware improvements that took place within the last two decades and which brought to the possibility of detecting the details of bone microstructure. However, all these modalities have their own limitations which need to be considered before deciding what is the most appropriate technique to be used.
Thus, it is fundamental to use appropriate imaging modality(ies) based on the specific hypothesis and research questions. Any failure in the selection of the appropriate imaging method(s) will end up in unexpected and unreliable outcomes which may lead to inaccurate conclusions.
Our editorial team aims at bringing together manuscripts on how to use the imaging hardware and software to achieve accurate outcomes by considering the appropriate bone imaging techniques.
This Research Topic welcomes original articles, reviews, method articles, hypotheses, perspectives, and technology & code articles. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Non-invasive bone imaging methods;
- Advances on new imaging hardware and software for addressing bone quality;
- New imaging techniques for assessing trabecular and cortical bone morphology.