Radiologic tests often contain rich imaging data not relevant to the clinical indication.
Opportunistic screening refers to the practice of systematically leveraging these incidental …

Opportunistic CT screening leverages robust imaging data embedded within abdominal and
thoracic scans that are generally unrelated to the specific clinical indication and have …

Abdominal CT is a frequently performed imaging examination for a wide variety of clinical
indications. In addition to the immediate reason for scanning, each CT examination contains …

Purpose To assess the cost-effectiveness and clinical efficacy of AI-assisted abdominal CT-
based opportunistic screening for atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease, osteoporosis …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the emerging field of opportunistic CT,
which can be used to screen patients for osteoporosis and sarcopenia. CONCLUSION …

Purpose Fully automated CT-based algorithms for quantifying bone, muscle, and fat have
been validated for unenhanced abdominal scans. The purpose of this study was to …

Millions of CT scans are performed annually and could be also used to opportunistically
assess musculoskeletal health; however, it is unknown how well this secondary assessment …

Abstract Purpose of Review Opportunistic screening is a combination of techniques to
identify subjects of high risk for osteoporotic fracture using routine clinical CT scans …

Purpose Annual low-dose CT (LDCT) screening in high-risk individuals has been
recommended to detect lung cancer earlier and reduce mortality. The objective of this study …

Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak, porous and fracture more easily. While a
vertebral fracture is the archetypal fracture of osteoporosis, it is also the most difficult to …