Table 1. Correlations between diaphyseal or metaphyseal BMD determined by bone histomorphometry and in vivo μCT, ex vivo specimen μCT or ex vivo DXA 10 weeks after tumor inoculation.
Technique | BMD At diaphysis | BMD At metaphysis | ||
r | P | r | P | |
91 µm vs DXA | 0.83 | <0.001 | - | - |
31 µm vs DXA | 0.73 | <0.001 | - | - |
16 µm va DXA | 0.75 | <0.001 | - | - |
91 µm vs 31 µm | 0.93 | <0.001 | 0.95 | <0.001 |
91 µm vs 16 µm | 0.94 | <0.001 | 0.95 | <0.001 |
91 µm vs 8 µm | - | - | 0.97 | <0.001 |
31 µm vs 16 µm | 0.98 | <0.001 | 0.96 | <0.001 |
31 µm vs 8 µm | - | - | 0.95 | <0.001 |
16 µm vs 8 µm | - | - | 0.97 | <0.001 |
91 µm vsHistomorphometry | 0.92 | <0.001 | 0.78 | <0.001 |
31 µm vsHistomorphometry | 0.91 | <0.001 | 0.75 | <0.001 |
16 µm vsHistomorphometry | 0.92 | <0.001 | 0.77 | <0.001 |
8 µm vsHistomorphometry | - | - | 0.84 | <0.001 |
DXA vsHistomorphometry | 0.73 | <0.001 | - | - |
*In vivo μCT, 91 µm; Ex vivo μCT, 31, 16, 8 µm.