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. 2022 Sep 6;26:42. doi: 10.1186/s40824-022-00288-0

Fig. 12.

Fig. 12

Schematic diagram of the hierarchical organization of bone (center; ordered material, green; disordered material, blue) [168]. Representative techniques for the assessment of the organization of bone tissue (both sides) [170]. GAG, glycosaminoglycan; QCT, quantitative computed tomography; NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance; HR-MRI, high resolution magnetic resonance imaging; HRpQCT, high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography; FTIR, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy; CT, computed tomography; qBEI, quantitative backscattered electron image; XRD, X-ray diffraction; SAXS, small-angle X-ray scattering; HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; TGA, thermal gravimetric analysis