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British Journal of Radiology (2003) 76, 452-458
© 2003 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/36670654
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Effects of projective bone area size of the spine on bone density and the diagnosis of osteoporosis in healthy pre-menopausal women in China

X-P Wu, MD, E-Y Liao, MD, R-C Dai, MD, X-H Luo, MD and H Zhang, MD

Institute of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China



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  		Figure 1. Correlation scatter diagrams of the projective bone area (BA) with (a) bone mineral content (BMC), (b) areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and (c) volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) at posteroanterior spine (L2–4) in 1436 pre-menopausal women.

 


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  		Figure 2. Correlation scatter diagrams of the projective bone area (BA) with (a) bone mineral content (BMC), (b) areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and (c) volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) at lateral spine (L2–4) in 1436 pre-menopausal women.

 


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  		Figure 3. The prevalence rates of osteoporosis diagnosed (subjects >=40 years of age, n=821) with bone mineral density at different groups according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. PA-aBMD, areal bone mineral density at posteroanterior spine; Lat-aBMD, areal bone mineral density at lateral spine; vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density; SBAG, small bone area group; MBAG, medial bone area group; GBAG, great bone area group.

 


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  		Figure 4. Comparison of the prevalence rates of osteoporosis diagnosed (subjects >=40 years of age n=821) with parameters in groups reference to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. SBAG, small bone area group; MBAG, medial bone area group; GBAG, great bone area group; PA-aBMD, areal bone mineral density at posteroanterior spine; Lat-aBMD, areal bone mineral density at lateral spine; vBMD, volumetric bone mineral density.

 




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