Table 1.
Trabecular bone structure parameters measured in this study
Indices | Abbrev. | Unit | Definition |
---|---|---|---|
Bone volume fraction |
BV/TV |
% |
Ratio of the segmented bone volume to the total volume |
Specific bone surface |
BS/BV |
mm-1 |
Ratio of the segmented bone surface to the segmented bone volume |
Trabecular thickness |
Tb.Th. |
mm |
Mean thickness of the trabeculae |
Trabecular separation | Tb.Sp. | mm | Mean distance between the trabeculae |