Quantitative Ultrasound of the Mandible as a Novel Screening Approach for Osteoporosis

This study used an axial transmission quantitative ultrasound (QUS) device to assess mandibular bone strength. The aim of the study was first to establish the precision and repeatability of the axial transmission QUS measurement for a range of mandibular anatomic sites, and second to investigate the ability of the modality to differentiate between osteoporotic subjects and a control group. Three groups of adult Caucasian women were recruited: (1) healthy premenopausal women (n  = 26), (2) healthy postmenopausal women (n = 48), and (3) women with osteoporosis (n = 53).
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research