Model-Independent 3D Descriptors of Vertebral Cancellous Bone Architecture

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for all parameters (mean ± sd).

		Mean ± sd
Micro-CT derived	BV/TV (%)	16.54 ±4.96
	Tb.Th* ($\mu$m)	172 ±19
	Tb.Sp* ($\mu$m)	681 ±194
	TBPf (m${\text{m}}^{-1}$)	6.92 ±1.09
	SMI	1.59 ±0.23
	Conn.D	6.10 ±4.59
	DA	10.53 ±1.73
Anaglyph derived	Tb.${\text{Th}}_{(\text{rods})}$ ($\mu$m)	143 ±17
	Tb.${\text{Le}}_{(\text{rods})}$ ($\mu$m)	576 ±68
		Geometric mean ± sd
	Buckling index ($\mu$m^2)	1000 ±341