Detection of aortic calcification during vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) compared to digital radiography.

BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality among post-menopausal women. Our objective was to determine whether or not lateral spine images obtained on a bone densitometer to detect prevalent vertebral fracture can also accurately detect radiographic abdominal aortic calc...

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Main Authors: John T Schousboe, Kevin E Wilson, Thomas N Hangartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1933602?pdf=render