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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-08-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1933602?pdf=render |