[Measuring vertebral body height in monitoring osteoporosis].
Measurements of vertebral body heights are suitable for diagnosis of osteoporosis, its progress and also for evaluation of therapeutic effects. Considerable fluoride installation into the vertebral column prevents the compression fracture of the vertebral bodies.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Wirbelkörperhöhenmessung als Osteoporose-Monitoring.