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  • 1Interdisciplinary Center for Dynamics of Complex Systems, University of Potsdam, 14415 Potsdam, Germany. marwan@pik-potsdam.de

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New 3D imaging analysis reveals spatial geometrical properties to assess bone microarchitecture changes. These complexity measures offer deeper insights into osteoporosis and astronaut bone health than traditional methods.

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  • Assessing pathological bone changes is crucial for diagnosing metabolic bone diseases like osteoporosis.
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  • Development of spatial geometrical property-based measures to quantify 3D structural complexity.
  • Application of these measures to 3D microcomputed tomography (microCT) data from human proximal tibiae and lumbar vertebrae.
  • Comparison of results with conventional static histomorphometry and analysis of resolution dependency.

    • Main Results:

    • The developed complexity measures show clear relationships with bone density loss in osteoporosis.
    • These measures provide additional information on bone structural composition beyond static histomorphometry.
    • The study investigated the impact of microCT spatial resolution on the developed complexity measures.

    Conclusions:

    • Spatial geometrical properties offer a powerful new method for analyzing 3D trabecular bone microarchitecture.
    • These complexity measures enhance the understanding of bone structure in diseases like osteoporosis and in spaceflight contexts.
    • The approach is robust and provides complementary information to existing diagnostic tools.