Table 2.
Time (d) of detection of IMV and MV vertebrae based on microRad and microCT
| Length of biopsy (mm) |
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| 15 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
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| IMV | MV | IMV | MV | IMV | MV | IMV | MV | ||
| 129 | microRad | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 38 | NE | NE |
| microCT | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 3 | >42 | |
| BALB/c | microRad | 3 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 38 | NE | NE |
| microCT | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 31 | |
| B6 | microRad | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 | NE | NE |
| microCT | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | |
| C3H | microRad | 3 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 34 | NE | NE |
| microCT | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | |
| FVB | microRad | 3 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 34 | NE | NE |
| microCT | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 | |
| SW | microRad | 3 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 34 | NE | NE |
| microCT | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 31 | |
NE, not evaluable; IMV, immature vertebrae (grade II or III); MV, mature vertebrae (grade IV or V)
For each strain, 6 mice per time point were evaluated by microRad and 3 mice per time point by microCT.