Review Article
The Application of Advanced Bone Imaging Technologies in Sports Medicine
Table 1
Summary of the bone imaging modalities for the distal radius or tibia and deeper osseous structures such as the femur and vertebrae.
| Modality | Extremities-distal radius and tibia | Deep structures-femur and vertebrae | DXA | HR-pQCT | MDCT | US | MRI | DXA | HR-pQCT | MDCT | US | MRI |
| Ionizing radiation (μSv) | <10 | <5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | <10 | None | <3000 | 0 | 0 | Resolution (μm) | 1000 | 80 | 5500 | 150 | 150 | 1000 | None | 1000 | 200 | 400 | 3-Dimensional | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | Scan region (cm) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 10 | None | 20 | 4 | 10 | Scan time (min) | 10 | 3 | <1 | Varies | 5 | 10 | None | <1 | Varies | 10 | Availability | Widely available | Limited | Widely available | Widely available | Widely available | Ubiquitous | None | Widely available | Widely available | Widely available |
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