Diagnostic efficacy of routine contrast-enhanced abdominal CT for the assessment of osteoporosis in the Turkish population

CANSU A. , Atasoy D., EYÜBOĞLU İ. , KARKUCAK M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.110-116, 2020 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Konu: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1906-34
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.110-116

Özet

Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of vertebral Hounsfield unit (HU) values on routine contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans for the assessment of osteoporosis using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) T-scores as a reference standard.