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Long-term in-vitro precision of direct digital X-ray radiogrammetry

Dhainaut, Alvilde ; Hoff, Mari ; Kalvesten, Johan ; Lydersen, Stian ; Forslind, Kristina LU and Haugeberg, Glenn (2011) In Skeletal Radiology 40(12). p.1575-1579
Abstract
Digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) calculates peripheral bone mineral density (BMD) from hand radiographs. The short-term precision for direct DXR has been reported to be highly satisfactory. However, long-term precision for this method has not been examined. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the long-term in-vitro precision for the new direct digital version of DXR. The in-vitro precision for direct DXR was tested with cadaver phantoms on four different X-ray systems at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and in one machine also at 12 months. At each time point, 31 measurements were performed. The in-vitro longitudinal precision for the four radiographic systems ranged from 0.22 to 0.43% expressed as coefficient of variation (CV%). The... (More)
Digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR) calculates peripheral bone mineral density (BMD) from hand radiographs. The short-term precision for direct DXR has been reported to be highly satisfactory. However, long-term precision for this method has not been examined. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the long-term in-vitro precision for the new direct digital version of DXR. The in-vitro precision for direct DXR was tested with cadaver phantoms on four different X-ray systems at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and in one machine also at 12 months. At each time point, 31 measurements were performed. The in-vitro longitudinal precision for the four radiographic systems ranged from 0.22 to 0.43% expressed as coefficient of variation (CV%). The smallest detectable difference (SDD) ranged from 0.0034 to 0.0054 g/cm(2). The in vitro long-term precision for direct DXR was comparable to the previous reported short-term in-vitro precision for all tested X-ray systems. These data show that DXR is a stable method for detecting small changes in bone density during 6-12 months of follow-up. (Less)
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Digital X-ray radiogrammetry, Precision, Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoporosis, Bone mineral density
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Skeletal Radiology
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40
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12
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1575 - 1579
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Springer
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1432-2161
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10.1007/s00256-011-1187-2
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English
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  author       = {{Dhainaut, Alvilde and Hoff, Mari and Kalvesten, Johan and Lydersen, Stian and Forslind, Kristina and Haugeberg, Glenn}},
  issn         = {{1432-2161}},
  keywords     = {{Digital X-ray radiogrammetry; Precision; Rheumatoid arthritis; Osteoporosis; Bone mineral density}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{1575--1579}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Skeletal Radiology}},
  title        = {{Long-term in-vitro precision of direct digital X-ray radiogrammetry}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00256-011-1187-2}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00256-011-1187-2}},
  volume       = {{40}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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