| Total tissue volume |
mm3
|
Measurement of entire volume of region-of-interest in distal-metaphysis with a vertical length of 2.0 mm. The separation between the growth plate and total tissue volume is 0.5 mm. |
Decrease |
| Bone volume |
mm3
|
Volume measurement of trabecular bones inside total tissue volume. |
Decrease |
| Percent bone volume |
% |
Percent ratio of trabecular bone volume inside total tissue volume. |
Decrease |
| Fractal dimension |
|
Geometric complexity in the non-integer dimensionality. The fractal dimension in our analysis represents how trabecular bones occupy the space. |
Decrease |
| Structural model index |
|
Relative prevalence between a rod and plate. The index is between 0 and 3. 0 represents a 2D plate and 3 for a 3D cylindrical rod. |
Increase |
| Trabecular segment number |
|
Total trabecular segment number in the total tissue volume. The trabecular bone is modeled as a cylindrical rod. |
Decrease |
| Trabecular segment number density |
mm-3
|
Total number of trabecular segment divided by the measurement of total tissue volume |
Decrease |
| Mean trabecular segment radius |
mm |
The average radius for total trabecular segments |
Similar |
| Mean trabecular segment length |
mm |
The average length for total trabecular segments |
Similar |
| Connecting node number |
|
Total number of the branch node which is inter-connected by different trabecular segments. |
Decrease |
| Connecting node number density |
mm-3
|
Total number of connecting node divided by the total tissue volume |
Decrease |
| Surface area to volume ratio |
mm-1
|
Amount of surface area per unit volume for trabecular bones |
Increase |
| Bone mineral density |
mg-HA/cm3
|
Measurement of bone mineral content in mg-HA in total tissue volume divided by the total tissue volume |
Decrease |
| Bone mineral content |
mg-HA |
Total bone mineral content in mg-HA in the total tissue volume |
Decrease |
