Silvia Gazzotti, Maria Pilar Aparisi Gómez, Enrico Schileo, Fulvia Taddei, Luca Sangiorgi, Maria Fusaro, Marco Miceli, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Alberto Bazzocchi
High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is a low-dose three-dimensional imaging technique, originally developed for in vivo assessment of bone microarchitecture at the distal radius and tibia in osteoporosis. HR-pQCT has the ability to discriminate trabecular and cortical bone compartments, providing densitometric and structural parameters.At present, HR-pQCT is mostly used in research settings, despite evidence showing that it may be a valuable tool in osteoporosis and other diseases...
May 17, 2023: British Journal of Radiology