Effect of increasing vertebral marrow fat content on BMD measurement, T-Score status and fracture risk prediction by DXA

Bone

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 495-501

  Blake, G M ^a   Griffith, J F ^b   Yeung, D K W ^b   Leung, P C ^b   Fogelman, I ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fracture risk; Marrow fat; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE MARROW; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 59649098627     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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