Reproducibility of DXA-based bone strain index and the influence of body mass: an in vivo study

Carmelo Messina,L. Piodi,Luca Rinaudo,Ciriaco Buonomenna,Luca Maria Sconfienza,Laura Vergani,Fabio Massimo Ulivieri

Reproducibility of DXA-based bone strain index and the influence of body mass: an in vivo study

2019

Carmelo Messina
L. Piodi
Luca Rinaudo
Ciriaco Buonomenna
Luca Maria Sconfienza
Laura Vergani
Fabio Massimo Ulivieri

Objectives Bone strain index (BSI) is a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived index of bone strength obtained from lumbar densitometric scan. We estimated the reproducibility of BSI in healthy women with different body mass index.

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Radiology
bone strain
Osteoporosis
Lumbar
Reproducibility
Body mass index
Nuclear medicine
In vivo
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Medicine
Densitometric scan
Coefficient of variation
Densitometry
Bone mineral

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