Deep Learning–based Opportunistic CT Osteoporosis Screening and the Establishment of Normative Values
Malte Westerhoff, Soterios Gyftopoulos, Bari Dane, Emilio Vega-Gonzales, Daniel Murdock, Norbert Lindow, Felix Herter, Khaled Bousabarah, Michael P. Recht, Miriam A. Bredella
Abstract
Automated deep learning–based opportunistic osteoporosis screening, which leverages existing CT examinations performed using different scanner models or protocols, can identify patients with low bone density who may be at risk for fractures.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineOsteoporosisScannerLumbar spineAttenuationNuclear medicineRadiologyCorrection for attenuationTrabecular boneNormativeBone densityLumbar vertebraeLumbarRadiographyRetrospective cohort studyComputed tomographyMagnetic resonance imagingDensitometryMedical physicsMetabolic bone diseaseHounsfield scaleTomographyVertebraBone health and osteoporosis researchDental Radiography and ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging