Ascending Aortic Calcification as a Potential Predictor for Low Bone Mineral Density: A Pilot Study.
Hirofumi BekkiTakeshi ArizonoYuki SuzukiAkihiko InokuchiTakahiro HamadaRyuta ImamuraRyunosuke OyamaYuki HyodoEiji KinoshitaTakumi KitaPublished in: Journal of osteoporosis (2021)
The imaging finding of calcification of the ascending aorta might be considered as a potential surrogate marker of low BMD. In such subjects, BMD might be ordered for the confirmation of diagnosis of osteoporosis. Mini-Abstract. The Aortic Arch Tail Sign, a calcification line on the ascending aorta, was relevant to low BMD in the current study. BMD can be ordered for the confirmation of diagnosis of osteoporosis in a subject incidentally found to have ascending aorta calcification on X-ray or CT.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- bone mineral density
- aortic dissection
- postmenopausal women
- coronary artery
- aortic valve
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- chronic kidney disease
- body composition
- high resolution
- dual energy
- left ventricular
- risk assessment
- human health
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance