The volumetric bone density and cortical thickness in adult patients affected by osteogenesis imperfecta
D Gatti, F Colapietro, E Fracassi, E Sartori… - Journal of Clinical …, 2003 - Elsevier
In patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disease characterized by abnormal bone
fragility, bone mineral density (BMD) was found to be relatively preserved. Quantitative
computed tomography (QCT) is the only available method for directly measuring in vivo both
volumetric density and the cross-sectional area. Here we report the data from dual-energy X-
ray absorptiometry DXA (spine and hip) and peripheral (pQCT)(ultradistal and proximal
radius) measurement of 27 adult patients affected by OI, mostly of type I, compared with a …
fragility, bone mineral density (BMD) was found to be relatively preserved. Quantitative
computed tomography (QCT) is the only available method for directly measuring in vivo both
volumetric density and the cross-sectional area. Here we report the data from dual-energy X-
ray absorptiometry DXA (spine and hip) and peripheral (pQCT)(ultradistal and proximal
radius) measurement of 27 adult patients affected by OI, mostly of type I, compared with a …