Items tagged “osteoporosis”

14 results found
Case

Vertebral insufficiency fractures in severe osteoporosis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 04 Apr 2012
58% complete
Nuclear medicine CT
Case

Thoracic hyperkyphosis

  Diagnosis certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 13 Jun 2012
91% complete
X-ray
Case

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures - recent and old

  Diagnosis certain
Roberto Schubert
Published 18 Jun 2012
89% complete
MRI
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Codfish vertebra - osteoporosis

  Diagnosis certain
Mohammadtaghi Niknejad
Published 24 Dec 2012
92% complete
CT
Case

Kümmell disease (avascular necrosis of the vertebrae)

Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 09 Apr 2013
65% complete
MRI
Article

Bone mineral density

Bone mineral density (BMD) is defined as the amount of mineral (calcium hydroxyapatite) per unit of bone and can be used as an indirect indicator of bone strength. The bone mineral density is used to determine if osteopenia or osteoporosis are present. Radiographic features Bone mineral densit...
Article

Ghost vertebra

Ghost vertebra is a sign, that is generally used synonymously with bone-within-a-bone vertebra, and as such, the causes form a subset of those causing bone within a bone appearance 2: Thorotrast administration: bone within a bone appearance due to temporary growth arrest 1 stress line rickets...
Case

Osteoporotic vertebral crush fractures

  Diagnosis almost certain
Craig Hacking
Published 26 Jun 2015
75% complete
X-ray
Case

Spinal compression fracture: acute vs old

  Diagnosis not applicable
Matt Skalski
Published 29 May 2016
32% complete
Diagram
Article

Densitometric vertebral fracture assessment

Densitometric vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) is an image of the lumbar and thoracic spine acquired on dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanners, for the purpose of diagnosing osteoporotic vertebral fractures.  Terminology The technique is available on DXA scanners under a variety of...
Case

Osteoporosis on DXA and vertebral fractures on VFA

  Diagnosis certain
Neil Powrie
Published 26 Mar 2018
100% complete
X-ray
Case

Spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis and spondylosis, with osteoporosis and bilateral L5 sacralization

  Diagnosis certain
Muhammad Shoyab
Published 12 Dec 2020
94% complete
X-ray
Case

Prostate metastases (DEXA)

  Diagnosis certain
Chris Newman
Published 02 Jun 2022
95% complete
X-ray CT
Case

Ankylosing spondylitis (DEXA)

  Diagnosis certain
Chris Newman
Published 21 Jun 2022
91% complete
X-ray

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