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This study introduces a novel conditional generative diffusion model for creating realistic 3D trabecular bone structures with tunable microarchitectural properties, including bone volume fraction (BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), and spacing (Tb.Sp). The model accurately generates synthetic bone samples matching desired structural characteristics, paving the way for advanced applications in skeletal research.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Trabecular bone microarchitecture is crucial for skeletal integrity and function.
  • Accurate simulation of trabecular bone is essential for research and clinical applications.
  • Existing methods for generating synthetic trabecular bone may lack precise control over microstructural parameters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a conditional generative diffusion model for synthesizing 3D trabecular bone samples.
  • To enable precise control over key microstructural metrics: bone volume fraction (BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), and spacing (Tb.Sp).
  • To generate extended 3D volumes with locally tunable microstructure efficiently.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 3D latent diffusion with a variational autoencoder (VAE) for trabecular patch representation.
  • Conditioned the model on BV/TV, Tb.Th, and Tb.Sp to guide microstructure synthesis.
  • Employed a shifting slab inference method for generating extended volumes and locally tunable microstructures.
  • Trained on 3551 micro-CT derived volumes of interest (VOIs) from femoral bone specimens.

Main Results:

  • Generated synthetic trabecular bone patches visually similar to real micro-CT data.
  • Achieved high agreement between target and generated parameters (PCC: 0.99 for BV/TV, 0.97 for Tb.Th, 0.95 for Tb.Sp).
  • Demonstrated stable and consistent microstructural metrics across multiple inferences (CV ≤ 6%).
  • Shifting slab inference produced realistic, continuous structures with accurate local microstructural matching.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed model effectively generates realistic digital trabecular bone.
  • Latent diffusion combined with VAE and shifting-slab mechanism overcomes memory constraints for 3D volume synthesis.
  • The conditioning mechanism successfully guides synthesis towards desired microstructural characteristics.
  • Potential applications include virtual clinical trials and establishing priors for advanced image reconstruction.