Opportunistic Reduction of Disability and Mortality from Osteoporotic Fractures

HomeRadiologyVol. 314, No. 3 PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryEditorialOpportunistic Reduction of Disability and Mortality from Osteoporotic FracturesPeter Steiger1 Peter Steiger1 Author Affiliations1 64 Moraine St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130Address correspondence to: P.S. (email: [email protected]).Peter Steiger1 Published Online:Mar 11 2025https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.250478See also the article by Hathaway and Kasaeian et al in this issue.MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookXLinked In References1. Epidemiology of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. International Osteoporosis Foundation. https://www.osteoporosis.foundation/facts-statistics/epidemiology-of-osteoporosis-and-fragility-fractures. Updated February 8, 2024. Accessed February 9, 2025. Google Scholar2. Hathaway QA, Kasaeian A, Pan T, et al. A Deep Learning Model for Three-Dimensional Determination of Whole Thoracic Vertebral Bone Mineral Density from Noncontrast Chest CT: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Radiology 2025;314(3):e242133. Google Scholar3. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for osteoporosis: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2011;154(5):356–364. Medline Google Scholar4. Budoff MJ, Hamirani YS, Gao YL, et al. Measurement of thoracic bone mineral density with quantitative CT. Radiology 2010;257(2):434–440. Google Scholar5. Naghavi M, De Oliveira I, Mao SS, et al. Opportunistic AI-enabled automated bone mineral density measurements in lung cancer screening and coronary calcium scoring CT scans are equivalent. Eur J Radiol Open 2023;10:100492. Medline Google Scholar6. Melton LJ 3rd, Chrischilles EA, Cooper C, Lane AW, Riggs BL. Perspective. How many women have osteoporosis? J Bone Miner Res 1992;7(9):1005–1010. Medline Google ScholarArticle HistoryReceived: Feb 11 2025Revision requested: Feb 13 2025Revision received: Feb 15 2025Accepted: Feb 19 2025Published online: Mar 11 2025 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsAccompanying This ArticleA Deep Learning Model for Three-Dimensional Determination of Whole Thoracic Vertebral Bone Mineral Density from Noncontrast Chest CT: The Multi-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisMar 11 2025Radiology Vol. 314, No. 3 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download