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Table 1 Comparison of BICs between histological sections and the corresponding micro-CT slices (0°-μCT) in each group

From: Correlation between two-dimensional micro-CT and histomorphometry for assessment of the implant osseointegration in rabbit tibia model

Group

N

BIC-Histology

BIC-0°-μCT

Mean difference

Pearson’s correlation

(P-value)

P-value

(Paired t-test)

Implant group

6

67.02 ± 6.21

61.95 ± 13.05

5.07 ± 9.44

0.74 (0.09)

0.25

TCP group

6

31.94 ± 9.84*

34.08 ± 7.37*

−2.14 ± 9.17

0.46 (0.36)

0.59

BMP-2 group

6

47.97 ± 21.36

41.94 ± 11.65*

6.03 ± 21.01

0.30 (0.56)

0.51

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. BIC Bone-to-Implant Contact ratio, μCT 2D μCT slice, N number of specimens
  3. *: P-value < 0.05, the significant difference compared with Implant group