Reliability of a Method to Quantify the Cortical Thickness of the Posterolateral Vertebral Arch on MRI
This paper establishes a new manual method to quantify cortical thickness in the posterolateral vertebral arch of the lumbar spine on MRI scans. This work supports future advancements by providing a reference standard for potential automation using artificial intelligence and to understand how cortical thickness may be related to adaptation and injury in athletes at high risk of lumbar bone stress injury.
Authors
- Anna E. Saw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-2469)
- Kevin Sims (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4518-466X)
- Gordon Stuart Waddington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-9193)
- David Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4841-6756)
- Alex Kountouris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8637-1392)
- Richard Saw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-3221)
- Jeremy Witchalls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-8729)
- John William Orchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3530-1711)
- Greg Lovell
Institutions
- Australian Sports Commission (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Australian Sports Commission (AU)
- Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-025-01504-4
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00