Exclusion of Focal Vertebral Artifacts From Spine Bone Densitometry and Fracture Prediction: A Comparison of Expert Physicians, Three Computer Algorithms, and the Minimum Vertebra

Expert physicians and automated methods for the exclusion of vertebral levels in DXA scans containing focal artifacts were compared. All methods of vertebral exclusion led to a small improvement in fracture prediction. Computer algorithms performed at least as well as physicians. Introduction: Lumba...

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