Table 1 BMD and BSI mean values and their SD, LSC%, and reproducibility. Data are presented according to the specific scan mode and to the degree of soft tissue thickness
FA (0 cm) | A (0 cm) | HD (0 cm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | |
Mean | 0.987 | 2.168 | 0.987 | 2.121 | 1.005 | 2.077 |
SD | 0.004 | 0.022 | 0.003 | 0.019 | 0.002 | 0.013 |
CoV | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
LSC | 1.0% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
Reproducibility | 99.0% | 97.2% | 99.3% | 97.5% | 99.4% | 98.2% |
FA (1 cm) | A (1 cm) | HD (1 cm) | ||||
BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | |
Mean | 0.990 | 2.146 | 0.990 | 2.142 | 1.003 | 2.084 |
SD | 0.003 | 0.018 | 0.004 | 0.023 | 0.003 | 0.012 |
CoV | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
LSC | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Reproducibility | 99.1% | 97.7% | 98.8% | 97.0% | 99.3% | 98.3% |
FA (3 cm) | A (3 cm) | HD (3 cm) | ||||
BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | |
Mean | 0.980 | 2.178 | 0.981 | 2.159 | 1.001 | 2.081 |
SD | 0.005 | 0.029 | 0.004 | 0.017 | 0.004 | 0.022 |
CoV | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
LSC | 1.3% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.0% |
Reproducibility | 98.7% | 96.3% | 98.9% | 97.8% | 98.9% | 97.0% |
FA (6 cm) | A (6 cm) | HD (6 cm) | ||||
BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | BMD | BSI | |
Mean | 0.994 | 2.134 | 0.995 | 2.099 | 1.020 | 2.045 |
SD | 0.005 | 0.025 | 0.005 | 0.023 | 0.006 | 0.029 |
CoV | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
LSC | 1.4% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 3.9% |
Reproducibility | 98.6% | 96.7% | 98.7% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 96.1% |