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Table 2 Summary of the results for Ultra-Ultra-Distal (UUD) radius region of interest (n = 11)

From: A customized protocol to assess bone quality in the metacarpal head, metacarpal shaft and distal radius: a high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography precision study

Variables

Mean (SD)

ICC (0.000-1.000)

Mean coefficient of variation (CV%)

Root mean square CV (RMSCV%)

Least significant change% (LSC%95)

Density (Apparent)

Full Bone (mgHA/cm3)

vBMDfull

D & S

362 (102)

0.986

2.3

3.2

8.8

Cortical density (mgHA/cm3)

vBMDcort

D

944 (189)

0.962

3.5

3.7

10.4

Trabecular density (mgHA/cm3)

vBMDtrab

D & S

272 (69)

0.993

1.3

1.6

4.5

Cortical bone

Thickness (mm)

CtTh

D

0.59 (0.20)

0.959

5.9

7.3

20.2

Porosity (%)

CtPo

D

1.3 (0.7)

0.320

34.0

41.7

115.6

Trabecular bone

Bone volume Fraction (%)

BV/TVtrab

D

37 (7)

0.990

1.7

2.0

5.7

BV/TVtrabs

S

23 (6)

Number (1/mm)

TbN

D & S

2.4 (0.3)

0.908

3.1

4.3

12.1

Thickness (mm)

TbTh

D

0.22 (0.02)

0.956

0.79

4.5

12.6

TbThs

S

0.10 (0.01)

Separation (mm)

TbSp

D

0.38 (0.07)

0.932

3.4

1.1

3.0

TbSps

S

0.34 (0.07)

  1. D = Direct Transformation Method; S (Grey fill) = Derived Standard Clinical Equivalent.