title: Radiographic evaluation of osteoporotic spines using cortical bone of the lumbar pedicle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nihon University Graduate School of Medicine, 30-1, Ohyaguchi-kamimachi, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8610 Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuki
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokuhashi
authors.forename: Yoshinao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uemastu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult