[Normal bone mineral content levels determined by quantitative computer tomography (QCT) in the population of
Corina Găleşanu1, M R Găleşanu, Liliana Moisii
1Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica Endocrinologică.
Unlabelled:
To determine by QCT-BMD the normal osteodensitometric levels in the population of both sexes (18-80 years) from Moldavia districts.
Material And Method:
The study used the BMD (bone mineral density) option of CT PACE GE-CGR (QCT) device which compares the CT levels in the area of interest restricted to the trabecular area of L1-L4 vertebrae with the values of a phantom with different hydroxyapatite concentrations. In order to develop a regional standard, an average of 10 both sexes subjects free of osteoporosis-generating diseases were investigated per each 5-year age group, age range 18 to 80 years, selected at random from the 8 districts of Moldavia. In both genders, data were plotted against age and were analysed with linear regression tests and the evolution curve (age-related) for each gender was drawn.
Results:
The levels of score Z in both sexes were obtained. The obtained standard may be used as a reference database for the QCT investigation of the spine both in the male and female Romanian population.
