Table 5.
CT derived densities of porcine and human vertebrae using the top 5% of CT voxels for each vertebra
| CT derived density [kgm-3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertebral Body | Posterior elements | ||||
| µ±σ | Min-Max | µ±σ | Min-Max | ||
| Porcine | T9 | 1582±89 | 1488-2043 | 1795±84 | 1695-2208 |
| T10 | 1494±68 | 1428-1847 | 1639±102 | 1528-2168 | |
| T11 | 1570±80 | 1488-2046 | 1665±86 | 1565-2012 | |
| T12-T15 | 1616±80 | 1537-2203 | |||
| Human | T7 | 1705±167 | 1553-2604 | 2352±105 | 2217-2790 |
| T8 | 1684±123 | 1560-2387 | 2398±105 | 2260-2869 | |
| T9 | 1697±113 | 1569-2375 | 2391±114 | 2240-2872 | |
| T10 | 1779±145 | 1616-2482 | 2431±114 | 2280-2907 | |
| T11 | 1736±146 | 1582-2468 | 2442±100 | 2304-2902 | |
| T12 | 1741±146 | 1587-2445 | 2409±102 | 2270-2830 | |