The Hounsfield Unit Values of Talar Subchondral Bone Predict Articular Cartilage Degeneration in Patients With Ankle Osteoarthritis.

Saori IshibashiTomoyuki NakasaYasunari IkutaShingo KawabataDan MoriwakiSatoru SakuraiNobuo Adachi

Published in: Foot & ankle international (2024)

Significant correlations between HU values and cartilage degeneration in ankle OA were noted. Measuring HU values on CT images can be useful for evaluating the joint surface condition, including histologic findings of the remaining cartilage.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
extracellular matrix
computed tomography
rheumatoid arthritis
deep learning
bone mineral density
image quality
contrast enhanced
machine learning
soft tissue
positron emission tomography
dual energy
body composition
bone loss