Local Bone Mineral Density, Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue Measurements in Routine Multi Detector Computed Tomography-Which Parameter Predicts Incident Vertebral Fractures Best?
Egon BurianLioba GrundlTobias GreveDaniela JunkerNico SollmannMaximilian T LöfflerMarcus R MakowskiClaus ZimmerJan Stefan KirschkeThomas BaumPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The local BMD measurement appears to be more suitable than standard mean BMD from L1-L3 for fracture risk assessment.
Keyphrases
- bone mineral density
- adipose tissue
- risk assessment
- computed tomography
- postmenopausal women
- insulin resistance
- body composition
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- cardiovascular disease
- high fat diet
- human health
- clinical practice
- heavy metals
- magnetic resonance imaging
- hip fracture
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- contrast enhanced
- skeletal muscle
- pet ct