Bone mineral density measurements derived from dual-layer spectral CT enable opportunistic screening for osteoporosis
Objective To investigate the in vivo applicability of non-contrast-enhanced hydroxyapatite (HA)-specific bone mineral density (BMD) measurements based on dual-layer CT (DLCT). Methods A spine phantom containing three artificial vertebral bodies with known HA densities was measured to obtain spectral...
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Veröffentlicht in: | European radiology 2019-11, Vol.29 (11), p.6355-6363 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective
To investigate the in vivo applicability of non-contrast-enhanced hydroxyapatite (HA)-specific bone mineral density (BMD) measurements based on dual-layer CT (DLCT).
Methods
A spine phantom containing three artificial vertebral bodies with known HA densities was measured to obtain spectral data using DLCT and quantitative CT (QCT), simulating different patient positions and grades of obesity. BMD was calculated from virtual monoenergetic images at 50 and 200 keV. HA-specific BMD values of 174 vertebrae in 33 patients (66 ± 18 years; 33% women) were determined in non-contrast routine DLCT and compared with corresponding QCT-based BMD values.
Results
Examining the phantom, HA-specific BMD measurements were on a par with QCT measurements. In vivo measurements revealed strong correlations between DLCT and QCT (
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ISSN: | 0938-7994 1432-1084 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00330-019-06263-z |