title: [Morphometric analysis of roentgen images of the spine for diagnosis of osteoporosis-induced fracture].
abstract: The European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study (EVOS) is one of the largest studies to investigate the prevalence of osteoporosis related vertebral fractures in a population based cross-sectional study. One of the main tasks was to create standards and logistics to obtain uniform and comparable radiographs in all 36 European centers. Furthermore the central reading of the X-rays and the morphometry of the vertebral bodies were 2 important challenges. This paper describes the standardized patient positioning and making of the radiographs as well as their morphometry, reading, and evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin. felsenberg@ukbf.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Felsenberg
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wieland
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gowin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Armbrecht
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bolze
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khorassani
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Weingarten
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*