[Assessment of bone quality. Prospect of clinical assessment of bone quality].
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.
Ito
Masako
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Nagasaki University Hospital, Division of Radiology.
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