Quantitative ultrasound of the mandible as a novel screening tool for osteoporosis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.05.036
Abstract: Osteoporosis is a largely silent disease with many patients only diagnosed when presenting with fragility fractures. There is an increasing body of research examining the use of Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) for assessing bone strength. QUS… read more here.
Keywords: use; screening tool; qus; tool osteoporosis ... See more keywords
Multiparametric Quantitative US Examination of Liver Fibrosis: A Feature-Engineering and Machine-Learning Based Analysis
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DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2021.3100319
Abstract: Quantitative ultrasound (QUS), which attempts to extract quantitative features from the US radiofrequency (RF) or envelope data for tissue characterization, is becoming a promising technique for noninvasive assessments of liver fibrosis. However, the number of… read more here.
Keywords: machine learning; qus; liver fibrosis; feature ... See more keywords
Comparison of quantitative ultrasonography and dual X-ray absorptiometry for bone status assessment in South African children living with HIV
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276290
Abstract: Children living with HIV (CLHIV) have decreased bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD), increasing risk for fracture and future osteoporosis. While DXA is the gold-standard for bone assessments, it lacks availability in resource-constrained settings… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; bone; dxa; living hiv ... See more keywords
The Assessment of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians and Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound in Identifying Osteoporotic Fractures and Falls Among Chinese People
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.684334
Abstract: The lack of DXA has made the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis extremely difficult in the vast rural areas of China, which has the largest population with high risks of osteoporosis. The aims of this… read more here.
Keywords: self assessment; qus; fractures falls; osteoporotic fractures ... See more keywords
Correlations of the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA) and Three Panoramic Indices Using Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) Bone Densitometry
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DOI: 10.3390/dj11020034
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA) and three panoramic indices in relation to z-score and t-score values using quantitative ultrasound (QUS) bone densitometry. The sensitivity, specificity,… read more here.
Keywords: qus; qus bone; tool; bone densitometry ... See more keywords