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Software-Assisted Quantitative Measurement of Osteoarthritic Subchondral Bone Thickness
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2022
This methodology article presents a software-assisted quantitative measurement protocol to quantify histologic subchondral bone thickness in murine osteoarthritic knee joints and normal knee joints as controls. This protocol is highly sensitive to subtle thickening and is suitable for detecting early osteoarthritic subchondral bone changes.
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Quantitative Immunofluorescence to Measure Global Localized Translation
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2017
This manuscript describes a method to visualize and quantify localized translation events in subcellular compartments. The approach proposed in this manuscript requires a basic confocal imaging system and reagents and is rapid and cost-effective.
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Quantitative Hardness Measurement by Instrumented AFM-indentation
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2016
This experimental protocol describes how atomic force microscopy can be used to measure hardness at the true nanometer scale and to detect single atomistic plasticity events.
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Models of Bone Metastasis
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2012
Animal models are frequently utilized to study cancer metastasis to bone. In this protocol we will describe two common methods of tumor inoculation for bone metastasis studies and briefly describe some of the analyses utilized to monitor and quantify these models.
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Quantitative Measurement of the Immune Response and Sleep in Drosophila
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2012
To understand a link between the immune response and behavior, we describe a method to measure locomotor behavior in Drosophila during bacterial infection as well as the ability of flies to mount an immune response by monitoring survival, bacterial load, and real-time activity of a key regulator of innate immunity, NFκB.
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, derives numerical bone measurements from X-ray attenuation. This provides a standardized way to assess skeletal density and identify values that may indicate low bone density. In medical evaluation, DXA data can contribute to fracture-risk estimation and provide a baseline for tracking skeletal changes over time.
Quantitative computed tomography produces three-dimensional bone measurements, allowing assessment of skeletal structure in more detail than a single numerical density result. Its data can support evaluation of bone geometry and may distinguish cortical bone from trabecular bone. This distinction is useful when researchers or clinicians need to examine different skeletal compartments separately.
Ultrasound derives bone-related measurements from sound-wave transmission rather than X-ray attenuation. It therefore represents a different measurement principle within the broader field of quantitative bone assessment. Comparing results from these approaches can help researchers study skeletal characteristics through different physical signals, although the specific information obtained depends on the measurement method used.
Bone density is only one numerical characteristic of skeletal health. Quantitative assessment can also include bone mass, geometry, and strength, creating a broader description of the skeleton. These measures support more comprehensive evaluation of skeletal status and provide research variables for studying osteoporosis, bone development, aging, disease-related changes, and therapeutic responses.
Depending on the technique, results may include numerical assessments of bone mass, density, geometry, or strength. Analysis can also separate cortical and trabecular bone, adding structural context to the measurements. Clinicians can use these results to identify low bone density, estimate fracture risk, and compare skeletal status during later evaluations.
Standardized numerical measurements allow skeletal findings to be compared across evaluations. Clinicians can use this approach to monitor responses to therapeutic interventions and assess changes associated with aging or disease. The value lies in documenting direction and magnitude of change rather than relying only on a qualitative impression of skeletal health.
In research, standardized skeletal measurements provide comparable data for investigating osteoporosis, bone development, and responses to therapeutic interventions. Studies can examine density, mass, geometry, strength, or differences between cortical and trabecular bone. These measurements help connect changes in skeletal characteristics with aging, disease, and treatment-related outcomes.