ba0005p293 | Osteoporosis: evaluation and imaging | ECTS2016
Cagnoni Carlo
, Gandolfi Stefano
, Bibbo Patrizia
, Iofrida Mariana
, Occhipinti Maria
Introduction: Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is currently the best technique available to evaluate bone mass, enabling the diagnosis of osteoporosis, the prediction of fracture risk and monitoring.Clinical good practices consider as preferred measuring sites the lumbar (L1–L4) and proximal femur (neck and total). The vertebral morphometry is a quantitative method for the diagnosis of vertebral fractures based on measuring vertebral heights.<p...