Measurement of Bone Microarchitecture by Trabecular Bone Score in Patients with Gaucher Disease

Introduction: Gaucher disease is a secondary cause of osteoporosis (OP). The measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) by DXA is the “gold standard” diagnostic study of OP. BMD is one of the major determinants of bone strength and therefore the presence of OP is associated with increased risk to develop fractures. However some pathological fractures occur in presence of osteopenia. The trabecular bone score (TBS) is a bone te xture analysis where a score is obtained with the acquisition of lumbar spine DXA.
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research