Annals of Internal Medicine· 2013Q1

Opportunistic Screening for Osteoporosis Using Abdominal Computed Tomography Scans Obtained for Other Indications

Perry J. Pickhardt, B. Dustin Pooler, Travis Lauder, Alejandro Muñoz del Río et al.

915citations
Q1SCImago
2013year

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Abdominal CT scans, obtained for other reasons, can accurately identify osteoporosis using bone attenuation values, with an L1 threshold of 160 HU or less showing 90% sensitivity.

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