Low Hounsfield unit values on computed tomography as a potential predictor of vertebral fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: The KURAMA cohort study.

Akane UmedaKoichi MurataYoshiki MurotaniTakayuki FujiiAkira OnishiKosaku MurakamiHideo OnizawaBungo OtsukiTakayoshi ShimizuMasao TanakaAkio MorinobuShuichi Matsuda

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2024)

HU measurements of the anterior 1/3 of the vertebral body are a potential predictor for vertebral fractures in patients with RA.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
computed tomography
rheumatoid arthritis
magnetic resonance imaging
postmenopausal women
human health
positron emission tomography
body composition
risk assessment
disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus