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Cortical Bone Assessment Using Ultrasonic Guided Waves: A Reproducibility Study in a Healthy Population
Published on: January 31, 2025
[New methods for the evaluation of bone quality. Diseases Affecting Bone Quality.]
Shinsuke Yamada1, Masaaki Inaba1
1Department of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Abstract:
Impaired bone quality is associated with fragility bone fractures independently of bone mineral density. Lifestyle disease-induced osteoporosis, such as diabetes or chronic kidney disease, and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis are listed as the diseases affecting bone quality. TBS(trabecular bone score)developed recently will be able to evaluate the trabecular microarchitecture quickly and easily. Various clinical studies evaluated bone quality by TBS has performed. I give an outline about the diseases affecting bone quality.
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