Estimation of bone mineral density with hounsfield unit measurement
| Autor: | Eşref Araç, Unal Ozturk, Songül Araç, Pınar Aydin Ozturk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Bone mineral Diagnostic methods Spinal instrumentation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Spontaneous Fractures Osteoporosis Computed tomography General Medicine Gold standard (test) musculoskeletal system medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Hounsfield scale medicine Surgery Neurology (clinical) Nuclear medicine business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Neurosurgery. :1-4 |
| ISSN: | 1360-046X 0268-8697 |
| Popis: | Objective Although dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) remains the gold standard for the measurement of bone mineral density (BMD), degenerative spine and spinal instrumentation yields inaccurate results, warranting the need for optional methods. Methods Surgical options depend on the BMD of the patients, and to accommodate this need, we compared Hounsfield unit (HU) measurements obtained from computed tomography (CT) scans with the T-scores obtained from DXA scans to inquire whether HU measurements can screen for BMD. In this study, we also evaluated the relationship between body mass index and spontaneous fractures. Results Based on the findings described in this study, we provide evidence that HU measurements obtained from CT scans can predict BMD. Conclusions This, therefore, allows HU measurements to be used as an effective diagnostic method in lieu of DXA scans when deciding on appropriate management of therapy for patients with spinal instrumentation or degenerative spines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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