Kazuma Takashima

Validity of Bone Mineral Density Measurements Using SONIALVISION G4: A Quantitative CT-based Evaluation

Abstract Introduction SONIALVISION G4 is a fluoroscopic imaging system equipped with a bone densitometry function calibrated against GE Healthcare dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements. However, evidence supporting the validity of in vivo bone mineral density (BMD)...

Hip anteroposterior radiographic indices for effective osteoporosis screening in female patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty

Abstract Summary Osteoporosis in patients awaiting total hip arthroplasty remains undiagnosed. Although hip radiographic indices have been proposed for screening, they have not been compared. We compared the diagnostic accuracy of eight indices for osteoporosis. The canal–bone ra...