title: [Methods for assessing bone quality].
abstract: Bony quality, such as trabecular architecture and bone turnover, has conventionally been estimated by histomorphometric analysis of bone biopsy specimen. In recent years, these information can be obtained noninvasively by using CT, MRI, and biochemical markers. In the examination of bone specimen, several physical methods are newly utilized to assess the bone quality, providing detailed information on bone mineral and matrix protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School.
authors.forename: Teruki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sone
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers