在单个非对比性CT扫描中,结病和骨厚度之间的相关性
Padma V Badhe1, Dinesh Shinde2, Sambhaji Pawal3
1Department of Radiology, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, IND.
Cureus
|July 28, 2023
概括
患有结石的患者表现出骨质减少,特别是在骨. 较小的骨厚度与较大的石大小相关,这表明在结石疾病中早期检测骨质疏松症.
科学领域:
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學專業.
- 放射学 放射学是一门学科.
- 整形外科 整形外科 整形外科
背景情况:
- 结石 (结石) 是全球健康和经济上的重大负担.
- 石病越来越被认为是一种与其他健康状况相关的全身性疾病.
- 以前的研究表明,异常性性结石与骨质减少之间存在相关性.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估患有异常性含的结石疾病的患者的骨质减少.
- 在患有结石和没有结石的患者中,使用非对比CT扫描来比较骨质.
- 为了研究结石大小和骨厚度之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及300名参与者的横截面,非干预性研究 (150例结石,150例对照没有).
- 参与者分为18-40岁,40-60岁和60岁以上的年龄组.
- 测量结石的大小和骨平均厚度;运用斯皮尔曼的相关性测试.
主要成果:
- 与对照组 (9.73毫米) 相比,骨的平均厚度在结石组 (3.29毫米) 中明显较低.
- 在结石大小和骨平均厚度之间观察到具有统计学意义的负相关性.
- 与大腿和腰椎 (紧骨) 相比,骨 (骨) 显示出早期的变化.
结论:
- 在CT扫描中下降的骨厚度反映了结石疾病中的骨吸收,可能与高热uria有关.
- 骨评估有助于早期预测石患者的骨质疏松症.
- 早期检测和干预可以帮助预防结石患者的疾病进展.
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