title: [Assessment of bone quality. Prospect of clinical assessment of bone quality].
abstract: The privilege of technological progression permits clinical evaluation of structural properties of bone. Using clinical CT, three-dimensional measurement of bone mineral density and bone geometry in proximal femur is shown to be useful in the assessment of hip fracture risk. Microstructure is three-dimensionally visualized and measured by high resolution CT and MR, and their evaluation are demonstrated to be useful in the assessment of fracture risk and of efficacy of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Nagasaki University Hospital, Division of Radiology.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed