Risk of vertebral fractures: evaluation on vertebral trabecular attenuation value and hydroxyapatite concentration in patients by chest spectral CT.

CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative assessment with spectral CT may appear as higher accuracy than that of conventional CT imaging to analyze risk of vertebral fractures. Hydroxyapatite concentration measured with chest spectral CT may be used to evaluate risk of bone fractures.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Hydroxyapatite concentration measured with chest spectral CT may be used to evaluate risk of bone fractures.
PMID: 33417486 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Radiology - January 8, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Ma Q, You Y, Hou X, Cheng X, Yang Z, Ma D, Wang Z Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research