Clinical Use of Opportunistic Computed Tomography Screening for Osteoporosis

* Opportunistic use of computed tomography (CT) allows assessment of bone status from studies obtained for other purposes.* The linear x-ray attenuation coefficient is known as the Hounsfield unit (HU).* HU values can be determined for any region of interest using standard imaging software.* HU valu...

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Published in:Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2018-12, Vol.100 (23), p.2073-2081
Main Authors: Anderson, Paul A., Polly, David W., Binkley, Neil C., Pickhardt, Perry J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:* Opportunistic use of computed tomography (CT) allows assessment of bone status from studies obtained for other purposes.* The linear x-ray attenuation coefficient is known as the Hounsfield unit (HU).* HU values can be determined for any region of interest using standard imaging software.* HU values strongly correlate with bone mineral density.* A threshold of
ISSN:0021-9355
1535-1386
DOI:10.2106/JBJS.17.01376