Tuesday, 5th November QMSKI Conference 2024

• Sex-differences in radiographic knee joint space width across OA stages and "genuine" sexual dimorphism in quantitative cartilage metrics - Felix Eckstein
• Effects of secukinumab on enthesiophyte and erosion progression in psoriatic arthritis –a one-year double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial utilizing high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) - Isaac Tsz Ho Cheng
• Osteophyte quantification and correlation to knee pain in postmenopausal females with knee osteoarthritis - Michelle A Espinosa Hernandez
• Repeatability of knee joint measurements using weight bearing computed tomography - Tadiwa H. Waungana
• The Relationship Between Osteoarthritis Grading and the Risk of Subsequent Hip Fractures in Older Women: A Prospective Cohort Study - Wenshuang Zhang
• Evaluating the association between bone mineral density and contact area in the trapeziometacarpal joint using dynamic CT and HR-pQCT - Michael T. Kuczynski
• Technical Feasibility of Knee T₂ Mapping at 0.55T: A Deep-Learning and Radial TSE-enabled approach - Rupsa Bhattacharjee

• Lessons learned from an HR-pQCT study in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta - BETTINA M Willie
• Natural history of the peripheral bones in children with osteogenesis imperfecta and age- and sex-matched healthy controls using longitudinal HR-pQCT analysis - Seyedmahdi Hosseinitabatabaei
• Studying the etiology of scoliosis in a preadolescent cohort with MR and ultrasound - Joeri Kok
• Quantitative assessment of the tibiotalar joint using HRpQCT: a pilot study - Pholpat Durongbhan
• Time-lapse HR-pQCT reliably assesses and monitors local bone remodeling in patients with chronic kidney disease - Galateia J Kazakia
• Femoral Neck Shape is Altered in Older Adults with Long-Duration Type 1 Diabetes - Shannon R Emerzian

• Beyond the Surface:  Traditional & Emerging Techniques for Quantifying Muscle and Fat - Robin Daly

• A new method to use bone microarchitecture to predict athletes at-risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport - Lauren A Burt
• Reference values for trunk muscle size and myosteatosis in Chinese adults: a nationwide multicenter study - Wenshuang Zhang
• A novel approach to cross-calibrate Hologic and GE DXA Systems using phantoms for accurate body composition assessment - Jonathan Bennett
• Effects of protein supplementation during intentional weight loss on trabecular volumetric bone mineral density in low-functioning older adults: A randomized controlled trial - Joshua Stapleton

• Investigating micromotion of cementless tibial trays and interference fit via micro-CT and digital volume correlation - Egon Perilli
• Multiscale X-ray imaging of the impact of physical exercise in bone healing around bioresorbable implants - Irene Rodriguez Fernandez
• Acoustic and Torsional Factors as Predictors of Bone Morphometric Parameters and Screw Purchase     - Tyra Lange
• Subchondral bone plate migration into trabecular bone in response to direct bone-on-bone contact wear in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. - Vincent A Stadelmann
• Cartilage Thickness and T_1p/T₂ vs. Biomechanical Correlations in Non-Surgical Knee after Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty - Rupsa Bhattacharjee
• VoluMetric Matching Micromotion Analysis (V3MA) enables accurate quantification of implant inducible displacement between repeat CT examinations - Stuart Callary
• Automated processing for cartilage and bone assessment of MRI with metal artifacts and post-surgical tunnels in patients following ACLR - Jusuk Lee

*Workshop Organizers:

Serena Bonaretti, Balgrist Campus, Switzerland
Mahdi Hosseinitabatabaei, McGill University, Canada
Gianluca Iori, SESAME – Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, Jordan
Michael Kuczynski, University of Calgary, Canada
Sarah Manske, University of Calgary, Canada
Simone Poncioni, University of Bern, Switzerland

*Workshop Organizers are subject to change

Workshop Information:

Data sharing is a key component of Open Science, a movement that is driving profound transformation in research. It is crucial for accelerating knowledge and advancing tools in science as it enables the training of large data-driven models, facilitates extensive retrospective data analysis that can generalize to wider populations, and supports efforts in ensuring reproducibility and enabling comparisons across existing algorithms. In addition, data sharing allows researchers to harmonize information across disciplines, foster collaborations, and optimize resources by preventing duplicative data collection efforts. Furthermore, openly sharing data is becoming a requirement by funding agencies, who also mandate researchers to devise extensive Data Management Plans. Considering the current research landscape evolving towards shared data, how does the Musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging community position itself? In this workshop jointly organized by the Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Imaging Research (ORMIR) community and the SPECTRA Collaboration, we will discuss benefits and challenges of sharing research data; best practices for data sharing, including choosing repositories, standardizing metadata and data, and assessing data quality; and how to address legal considerations, such as informed consent for volunteers and licensing options for data distribution. The audience will be largely involved in open conversations, debates, and polls to share and exchange ideas and opinions. This workshop intends to enhance awareness regarding data sharing practices among MSK imaging researchers and to stimulate discussions that might catalyze concrete actions. Anybody who is curious about the topic and interested in learning more about data sharing in MSK research will be welcomed to join the conversation.

Workshop Organizers:

Leigh Gabel, University of Calgary, Canada
Bettina Willie, McGill University/Shriners Hospital for Children, Canada

Workshop Information:

The workshop will discuss current knowledge in the field of bone densitometry in children, including normal bone density and microstructural changes during growth as well as in various disease states. Studies using various imaging modalities (e.g., DXA, pQCT, HR-pQCT) will be reviewed. Since imaging children is not the same as imaging adults, we will discuss the necessary considerations for imaging growing bodies. We will cover the need for appropriate reference data to make meaningful interpretations of pediatric bone imaging data, including discussion of current sources of reference data as well how to best account for difference in body size between children of different ages and ethnic backgrounds. We will review current imaging protocols, methods for acquiring multiple image stacks, and the challenges and potential for 3D imaging registration during growth, especially with HR-pQCT. We will review what has been reported concerning precision errors when scanning children. Finally, we will provide practical tips and tricks for acquiring good quality scans in children and adolescents, including achieving repeatable reference line placement and limiting motion artifact, as well as enhancing participant cooperation and comfort. This workshop aims to create a better understanding of the nuances surrounding pediatric bone imaging while also fostering a discussion around future directions and development of image processing techniques. This workshop will be relevant for researchers entering the field of pediatric bone imaging as well as those with considerable experience.