Feasibility of Opportunistic Screening for Low Thoracic Bone Mineral Density in Patients Referred for Routine Cardiac CT

Despite being a frequent and treatable disease, osteoporosis remains under-diagnosed worldwide. Our study aim was to characterize the bone mineral density (BMD) status in a group of patients with symptoms suggestive of coronary artery disease (CAD) with low/intermediate risk profile undergoing routine cardiac computed tomography (CT) to rule out CAD. This cross-sectional study used prospectively acquired data from a large consecutively included cohort. Participants were referred for cardiac CT based on symptoms of CAD.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - January 19, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Josephine Therkildsen, Simon Winther, Louise Nissen, Hanne S. J ørgensen, Jesper Thygesen, Per Ivarsen, Lars Frost, Bente L. Langdahl, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge, Morten Böttcher Source Type: research