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A high-throughput semi-automated bone segmentation workflow for murine hindpaw micro-CT datasets.


ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Micro-computed tomography (μCT) is a valuable imaging modality for longitudinal quantification of bone volumes to identify disease or treatment effects for a broad range of conditions that affect bone health. Complex structures, such as the hindpaw with up to 31 distinct bones in mice, have considerable analytic potential, but quantification is often limited to a single bone volume metric due to the intensive effort of manual segmentation. Herein, we introduce a high-throughput, user-friendly, and semi-automated method for segmentation of murine hindpaw μCT datasets.

Methods

In vivo μCT was performed on male (n = 4; 2-8-months) and female (n = 4; 2-5-months) C57BL/6 mice longitudinally each month. Additional 9.5-month-old male C57BL/6 hindpaws (n = 6 hindpaws) were imaged by ex vivo μCT to investigate the effects of resolution and integration time on analysis outcomes. The DICOMs were exported to Amira software for the watershed-based segmentation, and watershed markers were generated automatically at approximately 80% accuracy before user correction. The semi-automated segmentation method utilizes the original data, binary mask, and bone-specific markers that expand to the full volume of the bone using watershed algorithms.

Results

Compared to the conventional manual segmentation using Scanco software, the semi-automated approach produced similar raw bone volumes. The semi-automated segmentation also demonstrated a significant reduction in segmentation time for both experienced and novice users compared to standard manual segmentation. ICCs between experienced and novice users were >0.9 (excellent reliability) for all but 4 bones.

Discussion

The described semi-automated segmentation approach provides remarkable reliability and throughput advantages. Adoption of the semi-automated segmentation approach will provide standardization and reliability of bone volume measures across experienced and novice users and between institutions. The application of this model provides a considerable strategic advantage to accelerate various research opportunities in pre-clinical bone and joint analysis towards clinical translation.

SUBMITTER: Kenney HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816671 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A high-throughput semi-automated bone segmentation workflow for murine hindpaw micro-CT datasets.

Kenney H Mark HM   Peng Yue Y   Chen Kiana L KL   Ajalik Raquel R   Schnur Lindsay L   Wood Ronald W RW   Schwarz Edward M EM   Awad Hani A HA  

Bone reports 20220120


<h4>Introduction</h4>Micro-computed tomography (μCT) is a valuable imaging modality for longitudinal quantification of bone volumes to identify disease or treatment effects for a broad range of conditions that affect bone health. Complex structures, such as the hindpaw with up to 31 distinct bones in mice, have considerable analytic potential, but quantification is often limited to a single bone volume metric due to the intensive effort of manual segmentation. Herein, we introduce a high-through  ...[more]

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