Abdominal Aortic Calcification Identified on Lateral Spine Images From Bone Densitometers Are a Marker of Generalized Atherosclerosis in Elderly Women | Zendy

Joshua R. Lewis | Zendy; John T. Schousboe | Zendy; Wai H. Lim | Zendy; Germaine Wong | Zendy; Kun Zhu | Zendy; Ee Mun Lim | Zendy; Kevin E. Wilson | Zendy; Peter L. Thompson | Zendy; Douglas P. Kiel | Zendy; Richard L. Prince | Zendy

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Abdominal Aortic Calcification Identified on Lateral Spine Images From Bone Densitometers Are a Marker of Generalized Atherosclerosis in Elderly Women

Author(s) -

Joshua R. Lewis,

John T. Schousboe,

Wai H. Lim,

Germaine Wong,

Kun Zhu,

Ee Mun Lim,

Kevin E. Wilson,

Peter L. Thompson,

Douglas P. Kiel,

Richard L. Prince

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007

H-Index - 270

eISSN - 1524-4636

pISSN - 1079-5642

DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.115.306383

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , calcification , osteoporosis , cardiology , radiology , nuclear medicine

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry is a low-cost, minimal radiation technique used to improve fracture prediction. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry machines can also capture single-energy lateral spine images, and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is commonly seen on these images.

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