Evaluating Bone Fracture Healing Utilizing Novel Ultrasound Modes, X-Ray and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in a Rabbit Model

Authors

Priscilla Machado, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rachel Blackman, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Ji-Bin Liu, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Flemming Forsberg, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Traci Fox, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Background and Purpose

Healing in bone fractures is a complex process involving local inflammation, angiogenesis (i.e., the creation of new blood vessels), and formation of a bone-building callus, all of which leads to returning the bone nearly to its pre-fracture state. This is the process in a bone where the fracture is clean and the fractured ends oppose each other. Five to 10 percent of fractures are described as non-union, which can lead to poor healing and long-term complications. The purpose of this study was to compare fracture healing in a rabbit model using x-ray, the traditional method for evaluating fracture healing, with ultrasound methods including color Doppler imaging (CDI) and power Doppler imaging (PDI), shear wave elastography (SWE), superb microvascular imaging (SMI), and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA).

Publication Date

4-16-2024

Keywords

bone fracture, ultrasound, SMI, SWE

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Radiology

Comments

Presented at the 2024 JCHP Collaborative Capstone & Research Exchange.

Recommended Citation

Machado, Priscilla; Blackman, Rachel; Liu, Ji-Bin; Forsberg, Flemming; and Fox, Traci, "Evaluating Bone Fracture Healing Utilizing Novel Ultrasound Modes, X-Ray and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in a Rabbit Model" (2024). Department of Radiology Posters. 12.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/radiologyposters/12