High resolution image in bone biology Ireview of the literature

  1. Jorge Cano Sánchez 1
  2. Julián Campo Trapero 2
  3. Juan José Vaquero 1
  4. José María Martínez González 1
  5. Antonio Bascones Martínez 1
  1. 1 UCM. Madrid
  2. 2 Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital
Revista:
Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

ISSN: 1698-6946

Any de publicació: 2007

Volum: 12

Número: 6

Pàgines: 9

Tipus: Article

Altres publicacions en: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa

Resum

Bone microstructure has usually been assessed by obtaining samples invasively and analyzing them with conventional histomorphometric methods. Improvements in high-resolution image acquisition systems have enabled non-invasive assessment of bone morphology and a more precise 3-D evaluation by means of “virtual biopsies”, permitting bone assessment in regeneration or remodeling processes. This review describes the characteristics and limitations of bone assessment using different high-resolution image systems (synchrotron-radiation computed tomography, micro-computed tomography, acoustic scanning microscope; micro-magnetic resonance imaging). Morphometric variables that can be obtained from these images are reported and compared with conventional histomorphometric variables.