Table 3. Comparison of microstructural parameters among the three groups.
| Male | Female | |||||
| TACE | CH | Control | TACE | CH | Control | |
| App BV/TV (%) | 27.8±13.5 | 28.6±8.7 | 31.9±7.8 | 21.2±10.5** | 27.8±10.8 | 29.8±9.6 |
| App Tb.N (1/mm3) | 0.34±0.08* | 0.36±0.06 | 0.38±0.05 | 0.30±0.10* | 0.35±0.06 | 0.36±0.07 |
| App Tb.S (µm) | 842±281* | 775±147 | 710±109 | 1003±392** | 811±171 | 770±195 |
| SMI | 1.76±0.53* | 1.74±0.39 | 1.61±0.36 | 2.00±0.44** | 1.75±0.48 | 1.69±0.40 |
| Euler’s number | −1426±1149** | −1792±1105 | −2185±977 | −665±879** | −1074±681 | −1402±825 |
| Degree of anisotropy | 1.41±0.11 | 1.43±0.12 | 1.41±0.09 | 1.48±0.10 | 1.52±0.20 | 1.45±0.11 |
**P<0.01, *P<0.05, control vs. post TACE.
app BV/TV, apparent trabecular bone volume fraction; app Tb.N, apparent trabecular number; app Tb.S, apparent trabecular separation; SMI, structure model index.