Osteoporosis is one of the major public health problems facing the elderly population, 1 and
hip fractures are the most serious manifestation of osteoporosis, affecting over 250,000 …

Osteoporosis is becoming an increasingly important public health issue, and effective
treatments to prevent fragility fractures are available. Osteoporosis imaging is of critical …

Quantitative CT (QCT) analysis involves the calculation of specific parameters such as bone
volume and density from CT image data, and can be a powerful tool for understanding bone …

Quantitative computed tomography has been posed as an alternative imaging modality to
investigate osteoporosis. We examined the influence of computed tomography convolution …

Osteoporosis was defined at the National Institutes of Health consensus conference as a
disease that is associated with a loss of bone mass and a deterioration of bone structure …

Background The role of bone structure, one component of bone quality, has emerged as a
contributor to bone strength. The application of high-resolution imaging in evaluating bone …

Osteoporosis is characterized by a decreased bone mass and quality resulting in an
increased fracture risk. Quantitative imaging methods are critical in the diagnosis and follow …

Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease characterized by low bone mass and structural
deterioration with an increased fracture risk. Atraumatic fragility fractures mainly affect the …

Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) provides three-dimensional information about
bone geometry and the spatial distribution of bone mineral. Images obtained with QCT can …

BACKGROUND: The number of in vivo clinical biomedical experiments based on computed
tomography is increasing. International radiation-protection bodies are promoting the use of …