The effect of patient positioning on measurements of bone mineral density of the proximal femur: a simulation study using computed tomographic images.

Keisuke UemuraMasaki TakaoYoshito OtakeKazuma TakashimaHidetoshi HamadaWataru AndoYoshinobu SatoNobuhiko Sugano

Published in: Archives of osteoporosis (2023)

This simulation study quantified the amount of BMD change induced by altering the hip position. Based on these results, we recommend that patients be positioned carefully when acquiring DXA images.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
end stage renal disease
deep learning
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
convolutional neural network
newly diagnosed
optical coherence tomography
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
total hip arthroplasty