Improved prediction of incident vertebral fractures using opportunistic QCT compared to DXA

OBJECTIVES: To compare opportunistic quantitative CT (QCT) with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in their ability to predict incident vertebral fractures. METHODS: We included 84 patients aged 50 years and older, who had routine CT including the lumbar spine and DXA within a 12-month period (b...

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Published in:Eur Radiol
Main Authors: Löffler, Maximilian T., Jacob, Alina, Valentinitsch, Alexander, Rienmüller, Anna, Zimmer, Claus, Ryang, Yu-Mi, Baum, Thomas, Kirschke, Jan S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Musculoskeletal
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682570/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30790025
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-019-06018-w
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