Low-dose CT hounsfield units: a reliable methodology for assessing vertebral bone density in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis.
Mary Lucy MarquesNuno Pereira da SilvaDésirée Mfm van der HeijdeMonique ReijnierseXenofon BaraliakosJüergen BraunFloris A van GaalenJosef S SmolenPublished in: RMD open (2022)
LdCT measurement of HU is a feasible method to assess vertebral bone density in r-axSpA with excellent inter-reader reliability from C3 to L5. These results warrant further validation and longitudinal assessment of reliability.
Keyphrases
- bone mineral density
- low dose
- postmenopausal women
- body composition
- computed tomography
- soft tissue
- high dose
- bone regeneration
- ankylosing spondylitis
- bone loss
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- disease activity
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- rheumatoid arthritis
- positron emission tomography
- systemic lupus erythematosus