This book provides a perspective on the current status of bioimaging technologies developed to assess the quality of musculoskeletal tissue with an emphasis on bone and cartilage. It offers evaluations of scaffold biomaterials developed for enhancing the repair of musculoskeletal tissues. These bioimaging techniques include micro-CT, nano-CT, pQCT/QCT, MRI, and ultrasound.
This book provides a perspective on the current status of bioimaging technologies developed to assess the quality of musculoskeletal tissue with an emphasis on bone and cartilage. It offers evaluations of scaffold biomaterials developed for enhancing the repair of musculoskeletal tissues. These bioimaging techniques include micro-CT, nano-CT, pQCT/QCT, MRI, and ultrasound.
Perspectives of Advances in Musculoskeletal and Scaffold Biomaterial
Imaging Technologies and Applications.- Perspectives on Advances in Bone
Imaging for Osteoporosis.- Bone Structure and Biomechanical Analyses Using
Imaging and Simulation Technology.- Imaging Technologies for Orthopaedic
Visualization and Simulation.- In-Vivo Bone Mineral Density and Structures in
Humans: From Isotom Over Densiscan to Xtreme-CT.- Calibration of Micro-CT
Data for Quantifying Bone Mineral and Biomaterial Density and
Microarchitecture.- Repositioning of the Region of Interest in the Radius of
the Growing Child in Follow-up Measurements by pQCT.- Non-invasive Bone
Quality Assessment Using Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging and Acoustic
Parameters.- Cortical Bone Mineral Status Evaluated by pQCT, Quantitative
Backscattered Electron Imaging and Polarized Light Microscopy.- High-Fidelity
Histologic Three-Dimensional Analysis of Bone and Cartilage.- Application of
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy in Musculoskeletal Research.- Fiber-optic
Nano-biosensors and Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy for Biological
Imaging.- Changes of Biological Function of Bone Cells and Effect of
Anti-osteoporosis Agents on Bone Cells.- Bone Histomorphometry in Various
Metabolic Bone Diseases Studied by Bone Biopsy in China.- Cell Traction Force
Microscopy.- Contrast-Enhanced Micro-CT Imaging of Soft Tissues.- Materials
Selection and Scaffold Fabrication for Tissue Engineering in Orthopaedics.-
Quantification of Porosity, Connectivity and Material Density of Calcium
Phosphate Ceramic Implants Using Micro-Computed Tomography.- Bone
Densitometries in Assessing Bone Mineral and Structural Profiles in Patients
with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.- Application of Nano-CT and
High-Resolution Micro-CT to Study Bone Quality and Ultrastructure, Scaffold
Biomaterials and Vascular Networks.- Bio-imaging Technologies in Studying
Bone-Biomaterial Interface: Applications in Experimental Spinal Fusion
Model.- Assessment of Bone, Cartilage, Tendon and Bone Cells by Confocal
Laser Scanning Microscopy.- Specific Applications of Advances in
Musculoskeletal and Scaffold Biomaterial Imaging Technologies.- TEM Study of
Bone and Scaffold Materials.- Material and Structural Basis of Bone
Fragility: A Rational Approach to Therapy.- Application of Micro-CT and MRI
in Clinical and Preclinical Studies of Osteoporosis and Related Disorders.-
CT-Based Microstructure Analysis for Assessment of Bone Fragility.-
Discrimination of Contributing Factors to Bone Fragility Using vQCT In Vivo.-
Osteoporosis Research with the vivaCT40.- Mechanical Properties of Vertebral
Trabeculae with Ageing Evaluated with Micro-CT.- MRI Evaluation of
Osteoporosis.- Multiple Bio-imaging Modalities in Evaluation of
Epimedium-Derived Phytoestrogenic Fraction for Prevention of Postmenopausal
Osteoporosis.- Areal and Volumetric Bone Densitometry in Evaluation of Tai
Chi Chuan Exercise for Prevention of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.-
Enhancement of Osteoporotic Bone Using Injectable Hydroxyapatite in OVX Goats
Evaluated by Multi-imaging Modalities.- Quality of Healing Compared Between
Osteoporotic Fracture and Normal Traumatic Fracture.- Monitoring Fracture
Healing Using Digital Radiographies.- Fracture Callus Under Anti-resorptive
Agent Treatment Evaluated by pQCT.- Volumetric Measurement of Osteonecrotic
Femoral Head Using Computerized MRI and Prediction For Its Mechanical
Properties.- Biomedical Engineering in Surgical Repair of Osteonecrosis: the
Role of Imaging Technology.- Contrast-Enhanced MRI and Micro-CT Adopted for
Evaluationof a Lipid-Lowering and Anticoagulant Herbal Epimedium-Derived
Phytoestrogenic Extract for Prevention of Steroid-Associated Osteonecrosis.-
Nanomechanics of Bone and Bioactive Bone-Cement Interfaces.- Subchondral Bone
Microarchitecture Changes in Animal Models of Arthritis.- Microarchitectural
Adaptations of Primary Osteoarthrotic Subchondral Bone.- Ultrasonic
Characterization of Dynamic Depth-Dependent Biomechanical Properties of
Articular Cartilage.- Mechanical Property of Trabecular Bone of the Femoral
Heads from Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis Patients.
