Assessing Bone Mineral Density in Weight-Bearing Regions of the Body through Texture Analysis of Abdomen and Pelvis CT Hounsfield Unit.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to develop a novel method for opportunistically screening osteoporosis by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) from CT images. We addressed the limitations of commercially available software and introduced texture analysis using Hounsfield units (HU) as an alternative approach. Methods: A total of 458 samples (296 patients) were selected from a dataset of 1320 cases (782 patients) between 1 March 2013, and 30 August 2022. BMD measurements were obtained from the ilium, femoral neck, intertrochanteric region of both femurs, and L1-L5 and sacrum spine body. The region of interest (ROI) for each patient's CT scan was defined as the maximum trabecular area of the spine body, ilium, femoral neck, and femur intertrochanter. Using gray-level co-occurrence

SUBMITTER: Kim MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529497 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature