Saeed Jerban, Yajun Ma, Zhao Wei, Meghan Shen, Zubaid Ibrahim, Hyungseok Jang, Pengzhe Lu, Douglas G Chang, Gina Woods, Christine B Chung, Eric Y Chang, Jiang Du
Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI can quantify the major proton pool densities in cortical bone, including total (TWPD), bound (BWPD), and pore water (PWPD) proton densities, as well as the macromolecular proton density (MMPD), associated with the collagen content, which is calculated using macromolecular fraction (MMF) from UTE magnetization transfer (UTE-MT) modeling. This study aimed to investigate the differences in water and collagen contents in tibial cortical bone, between female osteopenia (OPe) patients, osteoporosis (OPo) patients, and young participants (Young)...
April 9, 2024: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research