Incidental Screening for Osteoporosis in the Presence of Contrast Agents Using No Dose Computed Tomography

Incidental screening as systematic dose-free extraction of bone status information with Asynchronous QCT from existing CT scans may help reduce under-diagnosis and under- treatment of osteoporosis. Spine and femur measurement bias induced by IV-contrast agent and possible bias compensation require further investigation.
Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research