Identification of Bone Mineral Density Deficit Using L1 Trabecular Attenuation by Opportunistic Multidetector CT Scan in Adult Patients.

From clinical practice, the bone mineral density (BMD) of a patient in either window below the first quartile for age- and sex-matched peers suggests a deficit in BMD that cannot be ignored and requires clinical management that enables identification of the etiology, its evolution, and the consequences of this alteration.